District Court of Appeal of Florida

In an action for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real property, denial of a motion to compel arbitration is reversed where a sentence in the purchase contract requiring a broker's consent to arbitrate applies only to prevent a broker from being forced to arbitrate against its will where its rights and duties are implicated. Extension of a lis pendens is affirmed where the relevant statute authorizes the courts to extend the effect of the notice beyond one year, but defendant is entitled to a bond hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/13/2006
• Published 12/13/2006

Judges

• WELLS, Judge., Before WELLS, CORTIÑAS, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stratton & Feinstein and Douglas D. Stratton, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bales Sommers & Klein and Richard M. Bales, Jr., Miami, for appellee.