THE FLORIDA HOA & CONDO BLOG

WHY NOT HAVE DEBATES IN YOUR CONDO ELECTIONS?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 26, 2016

Tonight may prove to be the most watched debate in the history of politics. People are going to tune in in record numbers, many of ...

FORECLOSURE CRISIS: NEVER AGAIN?

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 23, 2016

It seems that the number of FORECLOSURES is going down. But will it stay that way? I guess we all know the old saying: “History ...

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

By Darlys Walker

Published September 21, 2016

The real estate market is similar in many ways to other things in our society. Just like fashion, it seems to come full circle about every 20 ...

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FORECLOSURES GONE?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 19, 2016

Boy what a difference a few years makes. Remember the days where foreclosures were the talk of the town? Remember when a ...

THE GOOD(?), THE BAD AND THE UGLY!

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 16, 2016

Last week, celebrating Labor Day, we praised the “good” board members, the ones who work hard to create a “peaceful” community and ...

NO WHERE IN SIGHT!

By Darlys Walker

Published September 14, 2016

The real estate market is similar in many ways to other things in our society. Just like fashion, it seems to come full circle about every 20 ...

AND NOW THE FLIP SIDE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 12, 2016

Last week’s Labor Day blog was devoted to those officers and directors who truly give their heart and soul to the communities they ...

HARD-WORKING BOARD MEMBERS DESERVE A BIG THANK-YOU!

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 9, 2016

Last Monday was Labor Day – and we shouldn’t forget to thank all the hard-working Board members trying to do their best to keep ...

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

By Darlys Walker

Published September 7, 2016

Serving as an LCAM or as a volunteer board member is one of the most demanding, time consuming, THANKLESS, jobs one ...

A LABOR DAY TRADITION

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 5, 2016

Each year I love to write about how Labor Day should apply to everyone, especially to those people who voluntarily serve as officers...

NOT ENOUGH SUCH CONVICTIONS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 2, 2016

We have all been talking about the story of the board president who was convicted for embezzling association funds and sentenced ...

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

By Darlys Walker

Published August 31, 2016

Unfortunately, don’t ask, don’t tell is the approach many board members and homeowners take when they have strong suspicions that ...

ANOTHER DIRECTOR CONVICTED. THIS TIME IN BROWARD

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published August 29, 2016

I really wish I didn’t have to write this particular blog this week. It’s about another HOA President who helped herself to the association’s ...

HURRY UP! A NEW LAW REQUIRES BOARDS TO RESPOND WITHIN 7 DAYS TO LEASE APPLICATIONS

By Jan Bergemann

Published August 26, 2016

We have talked a lot about boards and management companies taking their “sweet” time responding to applications from potential ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published August 22, 2016

Lots of associations have the right to screen and reject proposed renters of homes and units in their communities. I previously blogged ...

EDUCATION THAT CAN SAVE YOUR HOME!

By Jan Bergemann

Published August 19, 2016

Always remember: A community association is a business, a business that often has a huge budget. And then you have volunteers running ...

IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published August 15, 2016

It’s the end of the summer. Millions of kids across our state have to suck it up and return to school. And if the kids have to endure school ...

INSTALLATION OF FIRE-SPRINKLERS

By Jan Bergemann

Published August 12, 2016

Let’s make one thing very clear: If your condo building has no fire-sprinklers yet, you can either save money or you can save lives. There ...

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About HOA & Condo Blog

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 more than 2

decades and is the owner of Glazer and Associates, P.A. a seven attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and satellite offices in Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa.

Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at noon each Sunday on 850 WFTL.

See: www.condocrazeandhoas.com.

He is the first attorney in the State of Florida that designed a course that certifies condominium residents as eligible to serve on a condominium Board of Directors and has now certified more than 10,000 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.

Darlys Walker, Founder and CEO of Condominium Concepts Management, Inc. (CCM), is recognized for her straight talk, subject matter expertise, and valued insights regarding real

state management, leasing, and HOAs. Her company serves a diverse portfolio of properties, from 16-units up to 600 as well as large mixed-use developments.

From its beginnings in 2000, CCM has become a well-respected asset manager and now works with over 100 associations with 16,000 units served by over 300 employees. Darlys and her team deliver resources and responsiveness through six regional offices - in Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Charleston, Nashville and Atlanta.

Darlys Walker is best known for her passion and precision, understanding that the only difference that matters in today's demanding marketplace is service delivery ... doing what is promised and what is right. She knows that every community serves two masters ... the property owner/developer and the resident/homeowner. "If we are not equally responsive to both, we are not doing our job," she states.

Her clients say it best: "Darlys really knows her stuff" ... "at the top of her profession and it shows in the caliber of her clients" ... "delivers quality resources that match up well with needs and expectations that are really rigorous."

She is a licensed Real Estate Broker in four states, holds an Associate's Degree in Marketing and has earned the Accredited Real Estate Manager designation from the Georgia Institute of Real Estate Management. Also she is one of few certified as a Lead-Based Paint Abatement & Removal Trainer in Georgia.

Darlys Walker and her team have been selected to manage the condominium conversion process and day-to-day operations for many of the Southeast's most high-profile condominium communities including luxury high-rises, mid-rises and garden-style homes. Most recently she has been recognized as an expert in 're-versions' of communities from condominiums to leased homes, as well as repositioning projects. A visionary and a tireless perfectionist, Darlys demonstrates hands-on leadership, working individually with each client and staff associate to achieve defined business outcomes and satisfaction.

For more information about Darlys Walker and Condominium Concepts Management, Inc. please visit www.condominiumconcepts.com.

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

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 !