Hollywood gained ground in a feud with the Margaritaville resort developer over $1.7 million the city claims it's owed from the sale of the property last year.

The city pressed to arbitrate instead of litigate the dispute, and Broward Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter agreed in an order issued June 6.

The two sides are locked in a fight over how much, if anything, the city is owed after Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort LP sold the hotel in April 2018.