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Fla. Stat. § 617.0607 (2025)
Termination, expulsion, and suspension.
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617.0607 Termination, expulsion, and suspension.—
(1) A member of a corporation may not be expelled or suspended, and a membership in the corporation may not be terminated or suspended, except pursuant to a procedure that is fair and reasonable and is carried out in good faith.
(2) Any written notice given by mail must be delivered by certified mail or first-class mail to the last address of the member shown on the records of the corporation.
(3) Any proceeding challenging an expulsion, suspension, or termination, including a proceeding in which the defective notice is alleged, must be commenced within 1 year after the effective date of the expulsion, suspension, or termination.
(4) A member who has been expelled or suspended may be liable to the corporation for dues, assessments, or fees as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made before expulsion or suspension.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2021 · leading case: Fl. Rsch. Inst. of Equine Nurturing Dev & Saf. v. Dana Dillon & Robert Dillon, 247 So. 3d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
Fl. Rsch. Inst. of Equine Nurturing Dev & Saf. v. Dana Dillon & Robert Dillon, 247 So. 3d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). “the Board or individual members are hereby ordered to provide all the benefits and obligations of membership in [the corporation] to [the wife] and to refrain from involuntarily terminating the membership of [the wife] without first according her notice and a hearing which…”
Cat Cay Yacht Club, Inc. v. Diaz, 264 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019). “" § 617.0607(3), Fla. Stat. (2018). Diaz and the trial court did not address this bar, though it is uncontroverted that Diaz's circuit court lawsuit was filed well after that one-year limitations period.”
The Naked Lady Ranch, Inc. v. Michael Wycoki, Jr. (Fla. 4th DCA 2019). “See § 617.0607(1), Fla. Stat. (2015) (“A member of a corporation may not be expelled or suspended, and a membership in the corporation may not be terminated or suspended, except pursuant to a procedure that is fair and reasonable and is carried out in good faith.”
Cat Cay Yacht Club, Inc. v. Diaz, 264 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019). “" § 617.0607(3), Fla. Stat. (2018). Diaz and the trial court did not address this bar, though it is uncontroverted that Diaz's circuit court lawsuit was filed well after that one-year limitations period.”
Weiss v. Am. Academy of Ophthalmology, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2021). “Code § 7341 (b), (c)(2) 25 (similar), with Fla. Stat. Ann. § 617.0607 (imposing no time requirement on notice for a 26 “fair and reasonable” termination).”
— 617.0607(1) — 2 cases
Fl. Rsch. Inst. of Equine Nurturing Dev & Saf. v. Dana Dillon & Robert Dillon, 247 So. 3d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). “the Board or individual members are hereby ordered to provide all the benefits and obligations of membership in [the corporation] to [the wife] and to refrain from involuntarily terminating the membership of [the wife] without first according her notice and a hearing which…”
The Naked Lady Ranch, Inc. v. Michael Wycoki, Jr. (Fla. 4th DCA 2019). “See § 617.0607(1), Fla. Stat. (2015) (“A member of a corporation may not be expelled or suspended, and a membership in the corporation may not be terminated or suspended, except pursuant to a procedure that is fair and reasonable and is carried out in good faith.”
— 617.0607(3) — 2 cases
Cat Cay Yacht Club, Inc. v. Diaz, 264 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019). “" § 617.0607(3), Fla. Stat. (2018). Diaz and the trial court did not address this bar, though it is uncontroverted that Diaz's circuit court lawsuit was filed well after that one-year limitations period.”
Cat Cay Yacht Club, Inc. v. Diaz, 264 So. 3d 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019). “" § 617.0607(3), Fla. Stat. (2018). Diaz and the trial court did not address this bar, though it is uncontroverted that Diaz's circuit court lawsuit was filed well after that one-year limitations period.”
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