Judges clash over Citizens Insurance arbitration process as homeowners caught in legal limbo

VERO BEACH, Fla. — A legal battle over Citizens Property Insurance’s controversial arbitration clause has intensified, with two Florida judges issuing conflicting rulings that leave hundreds of homeowners uncertain about their path to justice.

The dispute centers on Citizens’ mandatory arbitration process, which forces policyholders out of traditional courts and into private proceedings decided by a single judge.

WATCH: New ruling could push more than 400 homeowner disputes back into arbitration

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