§ 620.8404, Fla. Stat. · Part II. REVISED UNIFORMPARTNERSHIP ACT
General standards of partner’s conduct.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) The only fiduciary duties a partner owes to the partnership and the other partners are the duty of loyalty and the duty of care, as set forth in subsections (2) and (3).
(2) A partner’s duty of loyalty to the partnership and the other partners is limited to the following:
(a) To account to the partnership and hold as trustee for the partnership any property, profit, or benefit derived by the partner in the conduct and winding up of the partnership business or derived from a use by the partner of partnership property, including the appropriation of a partnership opportunity;
(b) To refrain from dealing with the partnership in the conduct or winding up of the partnership business as or on behalf of a party having an interest adverse to the partnership; and
(c) To refrain from competing with the partnership in the conduct of the partnership business before the dissolution of the partnership.
(3) A partner’s duty of care to the partnership and the other partners in the conduct and winding up of the partnership business is limited to refraining from engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of law.
(4) A partner shall discharge the duties to the partnership and the other partners under this act or under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights consistently with the obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
(5) A partner does not violate a duty or obligation under this act or under a partnership agreement merely because the partner’s conduct furthers the partner’s own interest.
(6) A partner may lend money to and transact other business with the partnership, and as to each loan or transaction, the rights and obligations of the partner are the same as those of a person who is not a partner, subject to other applicable law.
(7) This section applies to a person winding up the partnership business as the personal or legal representative of the last surviving partner as if the person were a partner.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 21, ch. 2005-267.
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites § 620.8404, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 620.8103, Fla. Stat.Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.Printed as s. 620.8404(2); s. 620.8404(3); s. 620.8404(4)
- § 620.8405, Fla. Stat.Actions by partnership and partners.Printed as s. 620.8404
- § 620.8601, Fla. Stat.Events causing partner’s dissociation.Printed as s. 620.8404
- § 620.8603, Fla. Stat.Effect of partner’s dissociation.Printed as s. 620.8404(2)(a); s. 620.8404(2)(c); s. 620.8404(3)
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