Florida § 714.07 Disqualification from appointment as receiver; disclosure of interest

Florida Statutes

§ 714.07 — Disqualification from appointment as receiver; disclosure of interest

Florida § 714.07

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Ch. 714UNIFORM COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE RECEIVERSHIP ACT

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Fla. Stat. § 714.07 (2026).

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(1)The court may not appoint a person as receiver unless the person submits to the court a statement under penalty of perjury that the person is not disqualified.

(2)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person is disqualified from appointment as receiver if the person:

(a)Is an affiliate of a party;

(b)Has an interest materially adverse to an interest of a party;

(c)Has a material financial interest in the outcome of the action, other than compensation the court may allow the receiver;

(d)Has a debtor-creditor relationship with a party; or (e) Holds an equity interest in a party, other than a noncontrolling interest in a publicly traded company.

(3)A person is not disqualified from appointment as receiver solely because the person:

(a)Was appointed receiver or is owe

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(1) The court may not appoint a person as receiver unless the person submits to the court a statement under penalty of perjury that the person is not disqualified.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person is disqualified from appointment as receiver if the person: (a) Is an affiliate of a party; (b) Has an interest materially adverse to an interest of a party; (c) Has a material financial interest in the outcome of the action, other than compensation the court may allow the receiver; (d) Has a debtor-creditor relationship with a party; or (e) Holds an equity interest in a party, other than a noncontrolling interest in a publicly traded company.

(3) A person is not disqualified from appointment as receiver solely because the person: (a) Was appointed receiver or is owed compensation in an unrelated matter involving a party or was engaged by a party in a matter unrelated to the receivership; (b) Is an individual obligated to a party on a debt that is not in default and was incurred primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; or (c) Maintains with a party a deposit account, as defined in s. 679.1021.

(4) A person seeking appointment of a receiver may nominate a person to serve as receiver, but the court is not bound by the nomination.