OCWEN FEDERAL BANK FSB v. LVWD, LTD.

No. 4D99-1957.

766 So.2d 248 (2000)

OCWEN FEDERAL BANK FSB f/k/a Berkeley Federal Bank & Trust FSB, Appellant, v. LVWD, LTD., a Florida Limited Partnership, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Kreusler-Walsh of Jane Kreusler-Walsh, P.A., and Sidney A. Stubbs, Jr., of Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard B. Warren and Glenn D. Kelley of Kelley & Warren, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, C.J.

In this dispute over the method of calculating rent under a lease agreement, the appellee, LVWD, Limited, moved to compel arbitration. The appellant, Ocwen, resisted, claiming that the arbitration clause of the contract failed to specifically list the method of rent calculation as an arbitrable issue. The trial court ordered arbitration after finding the clause "fuzzy." We reverse, concluding that the arbitration...

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