A Practice Note on the procedures for requesting a receivership under Florida law. This Note addresses the basics of receiverships, including the legal basis and standard for appointing a receiver under both common law and Florida's Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act, notice and bond requirements, and the typical costs of a receivership. This Note also discusses how to apply for and challenge a receivership, including how to draft the motion and pleadings supporting a receivership, requirements for ex parte receivership motions, moving to vacate or dissolve an existing receivership, and appealing a receivership order.