Florida Statute 607.204 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 607
FLORIDA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

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F.S. 607.0204

607.0204 Liability for preincorporation transactions.—All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a corporation, knowing that there was no incorporation under this chapter, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting.

History.—s. 19, ch. 89-154; s. 19, ch. 2019-90.

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O'Neill v. The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

243 F.R.D. 469, 68 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 326, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96394

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 2006 | Docket: 66030917

Cited 9 times | Published

period were individually liable); Fla. Stat. § 607.0204 (“All persons purporting to act as or on behalf

CORLETT, KILLIAN, HARDEMAN v. Merritt

478 So. 2d 828

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 1985 | Docket: 1484810

Cited 8 times | Published

would be rendered insolvent by the purchase; Section 607.204 discusses the cancellation of redeemable or

Ruggio v. Vining

755 So. 2d 792, 2000 WL 377351

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 2000 | Docket: 2516046

Cited 5 times | Published

claim was barred by laches, estoppel, and section 607.0204, Florida Statutes (1995).[1] *794 The promissory

Royal Dev. & Mgt. Corp. v. Guardian 50/50 Fund V, Ltd.

583 So. 2d 403, 1991 WL 139155

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 1991 | Docket: 1284146

Cited 3 times | Published

Affirmed. NOTES [1] § 607.397 was replaced by § 607.0204 on July 1, 1990. The generally accepted rule

Presley v. Ponce Plaza Associates

723 So. 2d 328, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 15515, 1998 WL 870844

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 1998 | Docket: 64785088

Cited 1 times | Published

was individually liable as a matter of law. See § 607.0204, Fla.Stat. (1993); Royal Dev. and Management

Karakadze v. Quinoa

593 So. 2d 596, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 1014, 1992 WL 21857

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1992 | Docket: 64665271

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Stat. (1989) (repealed 1990; current version at § 607.0204, Fla.Stat. (1991)); Anderson v. Hillsborough