2023
LESS LAWSUITS = LOWER PREMIUMS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published March
31, 2023
The bill Eric was
referring to on Monday was
HB 837 –
CIVIL REMEDIES – and was signed into law by Governor ...
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NEGLECTING BUILDING
MAINTENANCE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION
By
Rafael Aquino
Published March 29, 2023
As a Board of Directors, it's crucial
to stay on top of all the components within a building. It's
essential to keep every ...
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A FEW BIG CHANGES IN THE LAW
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published March 27, 2023
Believe it or
not, it’s getting harder to sue someone or to sue a business in
the State of Florida. First, it’s more risky now...
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GREED IS LONG IN PLAY
By
Jan Bergemann
Published March 24, 2023
The real problem is caused by board
members who sign CAM contracts without reading them or only read
page 1...
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WHY THE ADDITIONAL FEES?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published March 22, 2023
Community association management
agreements are a common way for homeowner's associations (HOAs) and
...
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THE GREED BEGINS – IT MAY BE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT OR PUT YOUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN PLACE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published March 20, 2023
Last week I blogged about the possibility of Board members
walking off with your association bank accounts. Bank ...
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ARE YOU REALLY COVERED?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published March
17, 2023
The Florida
Legislature enacted in 2013 a law for HOAs (FS 720.3033(5)
that states: “(5) The
association shall...
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PROTECTING AGAINST BOARD
MISCONDUCT
By
Rafael Aquino
Published March 15, 2023
Community associations play an
essential role in maintaining and improving the quality of life for
residents. However, ...
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MAKE SURE YOU’RE COVERED
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published March 13, 2023
Now that condominiums are going to have to pass huge special
assessments in order to make repairs and maintain...
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BOARD MEMBERS “NOT IN THE KNOW”
ARE MUCH EASIER TO FLEECE!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published March
10, 2023
Since years we
are trying to pass a bill creating mandatory education (seminars)
for board members. But guess who is...
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BEST WAY TO GET CERTIFIED AS A BOARD
By
Rafael Aquino
Published March 8, 2023
Community association board members
play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of
their ...
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DOES THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE WANT YOU TO REMAIN DUMB?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published March 6, 2023
For those of you who are intelligent and decided to come to a
Board Certification class in the last few months and ...
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DON’T GET INTO SCREAMING MATCHES!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
March 3, 2023
If your
association elected a president, who is a dictator and a bully,
don’t get into screaming matches with him/her. Some ...
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WHALE DONE!
By
Rafael Aquino
Published March 1, 2023
When it comes to managing a community
association, developing a strong and positive culture is essential
for ...
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JUST WALK AWAY
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published February 27, 2023
I was recently watching an interview of a black belt in karate.
In addition he was built like The Hulk. He started ...
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RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENTS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published February
24, 2023
I know that there are many good
presidents who are working hard for the good of the community, keep
open books and ...
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FOUR STEPS TO A BETTER
COMMUNITY
By
Rafael Aquino
Published February 22, 2023
C ommunity
associations often face challenges and issues requiring prompt
attention and resolution. Whether it’s ...
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IT’S PRESIDENT’S DAY. DOES YOUR
PRESIDENT DESERVE SOME RECOGNITION?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published February 20, 2023
Today the
nation celebrates the birthday of our first and greatest
President, George Washington. He certainly had ...
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WHO IS TO BLAME?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published February 17, 2023
Let’s face it: The so-called CONDO SAFETY BILL (SB-4D)
will bankrupt many condo owners and/or make families...
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STAY COOL
By
Rafael Aquino
Published February 15, 2023
Community associations provide a safe
and stable environment for residents to live in. But, as the
landscape of ...
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STOP THE CROWD FROM BLAMING THE BOARD
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published February 13, 2023
Many of the associations I represent are getting ahead of the
curve and they’re educating their owners about the expenses ...
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CONDO SAFETY INSPECTIONS DIFFER FROM
COUNTY TO COUNTY
By
Jan Bergemann
Published February
10, 2023\Just
in case you thought that the Condo Safety Bill SB-4D –
enacted during a special session ...
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E FFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY
By
Rafael Aquino
Published February 8, 2023
The challenges of SB 4D are
starting to become very real for many associations. The reality
of it is becoming front and ...
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SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAMS ARE
TOUGHER IN DADE AND BROWARD
By Eric Glazer, Esq..
If you are reading this blog from Dade or Broward ---- you are
not going to be happy. On Friday, I received an e-mail...
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WHAT ELECTIONS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
February 3, 2023
Yes, bylaws and
Florida statutes require annual elections in community associations,
but in reality there are too many ...
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CERTIFICATION IMPORTANCE
By
Rafael Aquino
Published February 1, 2023
Community associations are vital to the
functioning of many residential areas, serving as the hub for
maintaining property ...
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IT’S ELECTION TIME AGAIN
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published January 30, 2023
This is going to be a very interesting election year for condos.
I perceive that there is definitely going to be two...
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OWNERS’ RIGHTS TO SPEAK AT MEETINGS!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published January 27, 2023
The statutes
regulating Florida’s community associations clearly give owners the
right to speak at public meetings – ...
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STAY POSITIVE…
By
Rafael Aquino
Published January 25, 2023
As an owner of a community association
management company, I can attest to the importance of having a
positive ...
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I HEAR YOU!
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published January 23, 2023
The other day I was complaining to my Rabbi about something by
text. I received an e-mail back that said: “I ...
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THE FIGHT WILL BE ON!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published January
20, 2023
As much as I
liked Rafael’s headline on Wednesday: “WE
MUST STAND TOGETHER…!”
– that will never happen...
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WE MUST STAND
TOGETHER…
By
Rafael Aquino
Published January 18, 2023
Florida's associations are facing a
slew of increases in assessments that seem to have no end. The
increase comes ...
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YOUR LEGISLATIVE WISH LIST
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published January 16, 2023
The Florida
Legislature will convene in March, so the next two months will
be chaotic. Lobbyists will be walking the ...
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WHAT’S IMPORTANT FOR THE UPCOMING
LEGISLATIVE SESSION?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
January 13, 2023
Let’s face it: After the Surfside
disaster costing the lives of 98 people the Florida Legislature had
no other choice but to ...
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ONE-TWO PUNCH
By
Rafael Aquino
Published January 11, 2023
As we all start our plans for this coming year, our condo
associations must maintain sight of the expected impacts ...
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A NEW YEAR UNLIKE THOSE IN THE PAST
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published January 9, 2023
I’m not going to tell you that you should have a bunch of new
year resolutions that you must follow. We all know how ...
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more...
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About
HOA & Condo Blog
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Eric Glazer graduated from the University
of Miami School of Law in 1992 after receiving a B.A.
from NYU. He has practiced community association law for
three decades and is the owner of Glazer and Sachs, P.A.
a five attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale
and Orlando.
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Eric is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in
Condominium and Planned Development Law.
Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze
and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at 11:00 a.m.
each Sunday on 850 WFTL.
See:
www.condocrazeandhoas.com.
Eric is the first attorney in the State of
Florida that designed a course that certifies condominium and
HOA residents as eligible to serve on a Board of Directors and
has now certified more than 20,000 Floridians all across the
state. He is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The
Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes
between associations and unit owners. Eric also devotes
significant time to advancing legislation in the best interest
of Florida community association members.
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As the Co-Founder and CEO
of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to
redefine excellence. They serve community associations
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and effectively with
dedication and passion. Rafael’s energy and positive
spirit is the foundation of Affinity Management
Services’ company culture, which instills enthusiasm and
excitement when providing expert advice to its board
members and relieving the day-to-day burdens of running
a community association.
Since 2007, Rafael has
developed a work culture that values responsive and
high-quality services. He has led his team by following
a proactive vs reactive philosophy. The same approach
Rafael instills in the day to day operations of each
association. Today, Affinity Management Services
maintains its success and benefits as a result of the
foundation Rafael has built and continues to foster by
providing educational seminars, continuing education
classes for association managers and board members
alike.
Rafael and his team help condominium and homeowners’
associations save money and improve their communities.
His calm, personable, and service-oriented nature helps
him to establish strong relationships with ease. Rafael
is known as a sincere and honest leader who looks out
for the best interests of his clients and communities,
and he strongly advocates for their needs. His role
requires coordination and communication, as such he
takes logical and intelligent steps to approach
challenges head-on.
As a graduate of Florida International University’s
electrical engineering program and a licensed community
association manager, Rafael’s education and skills equip
him with unique insights to tackle complex problems
through critical thinking. He understands how each
component within a system works together in order to
effectively arrive at solutions, techniques, and
conclusions. Therefore, as he manages the multiple
challenges of running a community association management
company, he understands how each property is its own
unique system and tailors’ specific services to assure
that all their needs are met.
For more information about Rafael P. Aquino and Affinity
Management Services please visit
www.ManagedByAffinity.com or call 1-800-977-6279.
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Jan Bergemann is president of Cyber Citizens For Justice,
Florida
's largest state-wide property owners' advocacy group.
CCFJ works on legislation to help owners living in
community
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associations. He moved to
Florida
in 1995 - hoping to retire. He moved into a HOA, where the
developer cheated the homeowners and used the association dues
for his own purposes. End of retirement!
CCFJ was born in the year 2000, when some owners met in
Tallahassee
- finding out that power is only in numbers. Bergemann was a
member of Governor Jeb Bush's HOA Task force in 2003/2004.
The organization has two websites to inform interested
Florida
homeowners and condo owners:
News Website: http://www.ccfj.net/.
Educational Website: http://www.ccfjfoundation.net/.
We think that only owners can really represent owners, since all
service providers surely have a different interest! We are
trying to create owner-friendly laws, but the best laws are
useless without enforcement. And enforcement is totally lacking
in
Florida
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