Elbadramany v. Stanley (1986)

See also Topolski v. Helena Ass'n of Realtors, Inc., 308 Mont. 224 , 15 P.8d 414, 414 (2000) (holding that terms of brokers' membership in association required them to arbitrate dispute with client, even though they had not entered into any other contract or agreement with client to arbitrate disputes with her); King v. Larsen Realty, Inc., 121 Cal.App.3d 349, 357 , 175 Cal.Rptr. 226 (1981) (holding that members of the California Association of Realtors are bound to arbitrat…

The former employees first argue that a provision in the constitution, charter or bylaws of a voluntary organization that requires disputes between members to be submitted to arbitration constitutes a binding agreement within the meaning of section 682.02, Florida Statutes (2001). [2] They *863 rely on our opinion in Elbadramany v. Stanley, 490 So.2d 964, 966 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), wherein we held: "The constitution and by-laws of a voluntary association, when subscribed or as…

See Sult v. Gilbert, 3 So. 2d 729, 731 (Fla. 1941) (“[T]he [c]onstitution and by-laws of a voluntary [a]ssociation[,] when subscribed or assented to by the members[,] become[] a contract between each member and the [a]ssociation . . . .”); Elbadramany v. Stanley, 490 So. 2d 964, 966 (Fla. Dist.

App. 623 , 477 P.2d 36 (1970); Lane v. Urgitus, 145 P.3d 672, 681, 686 (Colo. 2006) (“ [Arbitration provisions and procedures contained in a voluntary membership organization of real estate professionals are binding on its members.” (citing Jorgensen Realty, Inc. v. Box, 701 P.2d 1256, 1257-58 (Colo. App. 1985)); “[T]he relationship between a voluntary association and its members is a contractual one and, by joining such an organization, a member agrees to submit to its rule…