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Florida Statute 714.15 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 714.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 714.15 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
714.15 Engagement and compensation of professional.
(1) With court approval, a receiver may engage an attorney, an accountant, an appraiser, an auctioneer, a broker, or another professional to assist the receiver in performing a duty or exercising a power of the receiver. The receiver shall disclose to the court:
(a) The identity and qualifications of the professional;
(b) The scope and nature of the proposed engagement;
(c) Any potential conflict of interest; and
(d) The proposed compensation.
(2) A person is not disqualified from engagement under this section solely because of the person’s engagement by, representation of, or other relationship with the receiver, a creditor, or a party. This chapter does not prevent the receiver from serving in the receivership as an attorney, an accountant, an auctioneer, or a broker when authorized by law.
(3) A receiver or professional engaged under subsection (1) shall file with the court an itemized statement of the time spent, work performed, and billing rate of each person that performed the work and an itemized list of expenses. The receiver shall pay the amount approved by the court.
History.s. 1, ch. 2020-106.

Cases Citing F.S. 714.15

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Zahav Refi, LLC, Zahav Florida, LLC, Zahav Refi I I, LLC, Sp Pool 7 Zahav Fl, LLC, Bog Twelve Zahav Fl, LLC, & Pool7 Zahav Florida, LLC v. White Hawk Asset Mgmt., Inc. (Fla. 2d DCA 2023).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...eiver without "any vetting, or any evidentiary hearing." The order was entered without further hearing. 4 consistent therewith. The order also required Zahav to pay the receiver's fees and expenses pursuant to section 714.15....

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