(1) If a limited partner makes demand for payment under s. 620.2121 which remains unsettled, the limited partnership shall commence a proceeding within 60 days after receiving the payment demand and petition the court to determine the fair value of the partnership interests and accrued interest. If the limited partnership does not commence the proceeding within the 60-day period, any limited partner who has made a demand pursuant to s. 620.2121 may commence the proceeding in the name of the limited partnership.
(2) The proceeding shall be commenced in the appropriate court of the county in which the limited partnership’s principal office, or, if none, its registered office, in this state is located. If the limited partnership is a foreign limited partnership without a registered office in this state, the proceeding shall be commenced in the county in this state in which the principal office or registered office of the domestic limited partnership was located at the time of the transaction.
(3) All limited partners, whether or not residents of this state, whose demands remain unsettled shall be made parties to the proceeding as in an action against their partnership interests. The limited partnership shall serve a copy of the initial pleading in such proceeding upon each limited partner party who is a resident of this state in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons and complaint and upon each nonresident limited partner party by registered or certified mail or by publication as provided by law.
(4) The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under subsection (2) is plenary and exclusive. If the court so elects, the court may appoint one or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend a decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers shall have the powers described in the order appointing them or in any amendment to the order. The limited partners demanding appraisal rights are entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings. There shall be no right to a jury trial.
(5) Each partner made a party to the proceeding is entitled to judgment for the amount of the fair value of such limited partner’s limited partner partnership interests, plus interest, as found by the court.
(6) The limited partnership shall pay each such partner the amount found to be due within 10 days after final determination of the proceedings. Upon payment of the judgment, the limited partner shall cease to have any interest in the limited partnership interests.
History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Structure 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)
620.1103 - Knowledge and notice.
620.1104 - Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.
620.1107 - Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest.
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.
620.1114 - 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.
620.1207 - 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.
620.1303 - 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.
620.1607 - 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.
620.1806 - Known claims against dissolved limited partnership.
620.1807 - Unknown claims against dissolved limited partnership.
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.
620.2005 - Proceeds and expenses.
620.2103 - Action on plan of conversion by converting limited partnership.
620.2104 - Filings required for conversion; effective date.
620.2105 - Effect of conversion.
620.2107 - Action on plan of merger by constituent limited partnership.
620.2108 - Filings required for merger; effective date.
620.2111 - Liability of general partner 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.
620.2123 - 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.