Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 88 - Limited Liability Companies
Section 8871 - Events causing dissolution


(a) General rule.--A limited liability company is dissolved, and its activities and affairs shall be wound up, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) An event or circumstance that the operating agreement states causes dissolution.
(2) The consent of all the members.
(3) The passage of 180 consecutive days after the company ceases to have any members unless before the end of the period:
(i) consent to admit at least one specified person as a member is given by transferees owning the rights to receive a majority of distributions as transferees at the time the consent is to be effective; and
(ii) at least one person becomes a member in accordance with the consent.
(4) On application by a member, the entry by the court of an order dissolving the company on the grounds that:
(i) the conduct of all or substantially all the company's activities and affairs is unlawful;
(ii) it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the company's activities and affairs in conformity with the certificate of organization and the operating agreement; or
(iii) the managers or those members in control of the company:
(A) have acted, are acting, or will act in a manner that is illegal or fraudulent; or
(B) have acted or are acting in a manner that is oppressive and was, is or will be directly harmful to the applicant.
(b) Other remedies.--In a proceeding brought under subsection (a)(4)(iii)(B), the court may order a remedy other than dissolution.
(c) Cross reference.--See section 8815(c)(15) (relating to contents of operating agreement).

Cross References. Section 8871 is referred to in sections 8815, 8841, 8872 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 88 - Limited Liability Companies

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 8811 - Short title and application of chapter

Section 8812 - Definitions

Section 8813 - Knowledge and notice

Section 8814 - Governing law

Section 8815 - Contents of operating agreement

Section 8816 - Application of operating agreement

Section 8817 - Amendment and effect of operating agreement

Section 8818 - Characteristics of limited liability company

Section 8819 - Powers

Section 8821 - Formation of limited liability company and certificate of organization

Section 8822 - Amendment or restatement of certificate of organization

Section 8823 - Signing of filed documents

Section 8824 - Liability of member, manager or other person for false or missing information in filed document

Section 8825 - Registered office

Section 8831 - Status of member or manager as agent

Section 8832 - Certificate of authority

Section 8833 - Certificate of denial

Section 8834 - Liability of members and managers

Section 8835 - Taxation of limited liability companies

Section 8841 - Becoming a member

Section 8842 - Form of contribution

Section 8843 - Liability for contributions

Section 8844 - Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution

Section 8845 - Limitations on distributions

Section 8846 - Liability for improper distributions

Section 8847 - Management of limited liability company

Section 8848 - Reimbursement, indemnification, advancement and insurance

Section 8849.1 - Standards of conduct for members

Section 8849.2 - Standards of conduct for managers

Section 8850 - Rights to information

Section 8851 - Nature of transferable interest

Section 8852 - Transfer of transferable interest

Section 8853 - Charging order

Section 8854 - Power of personal representative of deceased member

Section 8861 - Events causing dissociation

Section 8862 - Power to dissociate and wrongful dissociation

Section 8863 - Effects of dissociation

Section 8871 - Events causing dissolution

Section 8872 - Winding up and filing of certificates

Section 8874 - Known claims against dissolved limited liability company

Section 8875 - Other claims against dissolved limited liability company

Section 8876 - Court proceedings

Section 8877 - Disposition of assets in winding up

Section 8878 - Voluntary termination by members or organizers

Section 8881 - Direct action by member

Section 8882 - Derivative action

Section 8883 - Eligible plaintiffs and security for costs

Section 8884 - Special litigation committee

Section 8885 - Proceeds and expenses

Section 8891 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 8892 - Definitions

Section 8893 - Benefit company status

Section 8894 - Purposes

Section 8895 - Standard of conduct for members

Section 8896 - Standard of conduct for managers and officers

Section 8897 - Right of action

Section 8898 - Annual benefit report