Florida Statutes
Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)
620.1110 - Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.


(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the partnership agreement governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. To the extent the partnership agreement does not otherwise provide, this act governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.
(2) A partnership agreement may not:
(a) Vary a limited partnership’s power under s. 620.1105 to sue, be sued, and defend in its own name;
(b) Vary the law applicable to a limited partnership under s. 620.1106;
(c) Vary the requirements of s. 620.1204;
(d) Vary the information required under s. 620.1111 or unreasonably restrict the right to information under s. 620.1304 or s. 620.1407, but the partnership agreement may impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information obtained under those sections and may define appropriate remedies, including liquidated damages, for a breach of any reasonable restriction on use;
(e) Eliminate the duty of loyalty of a general partner under s. 620.1408 but the partnership agreement may:
1. Identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty, if not manifestly unreasonable; and
2. Specify the number, percentage, class, or other type of partners that may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure to all partners of all material facts, a specific act or transaction that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty;

(f) Unreasonably reduce the duty of care of a general partner under s. 620.1408(3);
(g) Eliminate the obligation of good faith and fair dealing under ss. 620.1305(2) and 620.1408(4), but the partnership agreement may prescribe the standards by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured, if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable;
(h) Vary the power of a person to dissociate as a general partner under s. 620.1604(1), except to require that the notice under s. 620.1603(1) be in a record;
(i) Vary the power of a court to decree dissolution in the circumstances specified in s. 620.1802;
(j) Vary the requirement to wind up the partnership’s business as specified in s. 620.1803;
(k) Unreasonably restrict the right to maintain an action under s. 620.2001 or s. 620.2002;
(l) Restrict the right of a partner under s. 620.2110(1) to approve a conversion or merger or the right of a general partner under s. 620.2110(2) to consent to an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership which deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership; or
(m) Restrict rights under this act of a person other than a partner or a transferee.

History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267; s. 72, ch. 2006-1.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI - Business Organizations

Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws

Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)

620.1101 - Popular name.

620.1102 - Definitions.

620.1103 - Knowledge and notice.

620.1104 - Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.

620.1105 - Powers.

620.1106 - Governing law.

620.1107 - Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest.

620.1108 - Name.

620.11085 - Reserved name.

620.1109 - Department of State; fees.

620.1110 - Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.

620.1111 - Required information.

620.1112 - Business transactions of partner with partnership.

620.1113 - Dual capacity.

620.1114 - Designated office, registered office, and registered agent.

620.1115 - Change of registered agent or registered office.

620.1116 - Resignation of registered agent.

620.1117 - Service of process.

620.1118 - Consent and proxies of partners.

620.1201 - Formation of limited partnership; certificate of limited partnership.

620.1202 - Amendment or restatement of certificate.

620.1203 - Certificate of dissolution; statement of termination.

620.1204 - Signing of records.

620.1205 - Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.

620.1206 - Delivery to and filing of records by Department of State; effective time and date; notice.

620.1207 - Correcting filed record.

620.1208 - Liability for false information in filed record.

620.1209 - Certificate of status.

620.1210 - Annual report for Department of State.

620.1301 - Becoming limited partner.

620.1302 - No right or power as limited partner to bind limited partnership; certain approval rights.

620.1303 - No liability as limited partner for limited partnership obligations.

620.1304 - Right of limited partner and former limited partner to information.

620.1305 - Limited duties of limited partners.

620.1306 - Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.

620.1401 - Becoming general partner.

620.1402 - General partner agent of limited partnership.

620.1403 - Limited partnership liable for general partner’s actionable conduct.

620.1404 - General partner’s liability.

620.1405 - Actions by and against partnership and partners.

620.1406 - Management rights of general partner; approval rights of other partners.

620.1407 - Right of general partner and former general partner to information.

620.1408 - General standards of conduct for general partner.

620.1501 - Form of contribution.

620.1502 - Liability for contribution.

620.1503 - Sharing of profits, losses, and distributions.

620.1504 - Interim distributions.

620.1505 - No distribution on account of dissociation.

620.1506 - Distribution in kind.

620.1507 - Right to distribution.

620.1508 - Limitations on distribution.

620.1509 - Liability for improper distributions.

620.1601 - Dissociation as limited partner.

620.1602 - Effect of dissociation as limited partner.

620.1603 - Dissociation as general partner.

620.1604 - Person’s power to dissociate as general partner; wrongful dissociation.

620.1605 - Effect of dissociation as general partner.

620.1606 - Power to bind and liability to limited partnership before dissolution of partnership of person dissociated as general partner.

620.1607 - Liability to other persons of person dissociated as general partner.

620.1701 - Partner’s transferable interest; certificates.

620.1702 - Transfer of partner’s transferable interest.

620.1703 - Rights of creditor of partner or transferee.

620.1704 - Power of estate of deceased partner.

620.1801 - Nonjudicial dissolution.

620.1802 - Judicial dissolution.

620.1803 - Winding up.

620.1804 - Power of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to bind partnership after dissolution.

620.1805 - Liability after dissolution of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to limited partnership, other general partners, and persons dissociated as general partner.

620.1806 - Known claims against dissolved limited partnership.

620.1807 - Unknown claims against dissolved limited partnership.

620.1808 - Liability of general partner and person dissociated as general partner when claim against limited partnership barred.

620.1809 - Administrative dissolution.

620.1810 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

620.1811 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

620.1812 - Revocation of dissolution.

620.1813 - Disposition of assets; when contributions required.

620.1901 - Governing law regarding foreign limited partnerships.

620.1902 - Application for certificate of authority.

620.1903 - Activities not constituting transacting business.

620.1904 - Filing of certificate of authority.

620.1905 - Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership.

620.1906 - Revocation of certificate of authority.

620.1907 - Cancellation of certificate of authority; effect of failure to have certificate.

620.1908 - Action by Attorney General.

620.1909 - Reinstatement following administrative revocation.

620.1910 - Amending certificate of authority.

620.2001 - Direct action by partner.

620.2002 - Derivative action.

620.2003 - Proper plaintiff.

620.2004 - Pleading.

620.2005 - Proceeds and expenses.

620.2101 - Definitions.

620.2102 - Conversion.

620.2103 - Action on plan of conversion by converting limited partnership.

620.2104 - Filings required for conversion; effective date.

620.2105 - Effect of conversion.

620.2106 - Merger.

620.2107 - Action on plan of merger by constituent limited partnership.

620.2108 - Filings required for merger; effective date.

620.2109 - Effect of merger.

620.2110 - Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing limited liability limited partnership status.

620.2111 - Liability of general partner after conversion or merger.

620.2112 - Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind organization after conversion or merger.

620.2113 - Appraisal rights; definitions.

620.2114 - Right of limited partners to appraisal.

620.2115 - Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners.

620.2116 - Notice of appraisal rights.

620.2117 - Notice of intent to demand payment.

620.2118 - Appraisal notice and form.

620.2119 - Perfection of rights; right to withdraw.

620.2120 - Limited partner’s acceptance of limited partnership’s offer.

620.2121 - Procedure if limited partner is dissatisfied with offer.

620.2122 - Court action.

620.2123 - Court costs and counsel fees.

620.2124 - Limitation on limited partnership payment.

620.2125 - Application of other laws to provisions governing conversions and mergers.

620.2201 - Uniformity of application and construction.

620.2202 - Severability clause.

620.2203 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

620.2204 - Application to existing relationships.

620.2205 - Savings clause.