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ARCHIVES 2014

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 15, 2014

The top story in the news the last week or two has certainly been the tragic death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York. Regardless ...

IDENTITY THEFT IN ASSOCIATIONS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 12, 2014

Let’s make sure everybody understands: Identity theft in associations can’t really be avoided. Too many people have access to the so-called ...

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

By Darlys Walker

Published December 10, 2014

After reading Eric’s blog on Monday, it made me consider all of the information that a LCAM has exposure to and the amount ...

NO…………. YOU CAN’T SEE EVERY OFFICIAL RECORD.

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 8, 2014

When I teach the topic of association records at our Condo Craze Board Certification seminars, I try to make the topic pretty simple. ...

PRESIDENT OR DICTATOR?

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 5, 2014

Many presidents obviously think they are the community dictator – or CEO. Guess what: THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG! ...

DEMOCRACY OR DICTATORSHIP

By Darlys Walker

Published December 3, 2014

I would venture to guess that most Homeowners living in a Florida HOA would say their Association is run much like a “dictatorship” while ...

THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENT

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 1, 2014

Last week was interesting as far as politics goes. President Obama got tired of waiting for Congress to fix the immigration issues this country is ...

DO ASSOCIATION MEMBERS HAVE ANY REASON TO BE THANKFUL?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 28, 2014

Definitely not, according to the many e-mails and telephone calls I’m getting daily. The complaints I’m receiving go from election ...

Meeting of the Minds

By Darlys Walker

Published November 26, 2014

With Thanksgiving only days away, like most of you, I’m anticipating great food, good conversation and spending quality time with friends ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 24, 2014

In three days from now we sit around the table stuffing turkey down our throats while we simultaneously reflect on all the things we should be ...

ELECTION MONITORS? BEWARE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEW MONITORS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 21, 2014

When the Office of the Condo Ombudsman was created in 2004 it was a great addition to the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, ...

NO MORE COMPLAINING

By Darlys Walker

Published November 19, 2014

While stuck in traffic a few weeks ago, I saw a bumper sticker that struck me as being appropriate for many, not all, owners who live in ...

A TALE OF TWO ELECTIONS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 17, 2014

This is a story about John and Jane. John lives in a condominium in Miami and Jane lines in an H.O.A. in Central Florida . Election season is ...

Election Results – Public Record?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 14, 2014

Never forget, we live in the world-famous state that couldn’t get the national election results correct in the year 2000. We were the laughing-stock...

By Darlys Walker

Published November 12, 2014

“A rose by any other name is still a rose” and an Association for Condominiums or Single Family Homes is still an HOA, right? ...

ARCHIVES 2014

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 is currently entering his 20th year as a Florida lawyer practicing

community association law and is the owner of Glazer and Associates, P.A. an eight attorney law firm in Orlando and Hollywood. For the past two years Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show 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 6,000 Floridians. He is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes between associations and unit owners. Finally, he recently argued the Cohn v. Grand Condominium case before The Florida Supreme Court, which is perhaps the single most important association law case decided by the court in a decade.

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 !