CCDS provides services in the TriValley area for all of Alameda County. The parties may jointly elect either binding or non-binding arbitration.Arbitration will be non-binding in the absence of an agreement to binding arbitration. Must Set Forth Or Attach Written Agreement To Arbitrate. (2) "Judicial arbitration" takes place within the court process and is not binding unless the parties agree at the outset to be bound. All participating households in the Housing Choice Voucher program are invited to download any of the forms below. These forms are periodically updated. Arbitration is essentially a paid private trial, in other words, a method to resolve disputes without going to court. In a mandate proceeding challenging an order compelling arbitration, the issue of enforceability of the arbitration clause is decided de novo.