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Fla. Stat. § 709.2117

Agent’s liability

Known as the Florida Power of Attorney Act

The act spans §§ 709–709 (30 sections).

History.--s. 19, ch. 2011-210.

An agent who violates this part is liable to the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the amount required to:

(1) Restore the value of the principal’s property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred; and

(2) Reimburse the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the attorney’s fees and costs paid from the principal’s funds on the agent’s behalf in defense of the agent’s actions.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.