ARCHIVES 2023

 

BUT THEY DON’T EVEN LIVE HERE!

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published October 9, 2023

Election season is beginning in all of our condos and HOAs.  Now is the time that most of your associations are sending out...

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NO MORE CHINESE VIRUS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published October 6, 2023

Honestly, I’m sick and tired of all these “regulations” that were forced on us by our Federal government. I had enough ...

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 RECOGNIZING THE RESILIENCE & DEDICATION OF ASSOCIATIONS 

By Rafael Aquino

Published October 4, 2023  

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic introduced a landscape fraught with unparalleled challenges. Few could...

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UNFORTUNATELY – BACK TO COVID-19 FOR A MOMENT

By Eric Glazer, Esq.  

Published October 2, 2023

In 2020 when Covid was roaring, I had lots of questions thrown at me regarding what Boards can and cannot do ...

LIVE LOCAL” ACT – A GOOD IDEA?

By Jan Bergemann 

Published September 29, 2023

Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 102 – dubbed the “LIVE LOCAL” Act – into law. In my opinion this bill was a bad idea ...

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THE LIVE LOCAL ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

By Rafael Aquino

Published September 27, 2023  

For centuries, the concept of altruism has been a guiding principle, underpinning the very foundations of our ...

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FLORIDA’S NEW “LIVE LOCAL” ACT

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 25, 2023

Here’s a new law that is already causing chaos in our communities.  As many of us are unfortunately already ...

IDEA GOOD, LANGUAGE BAD!

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 22, 2023

I agree with Eric about HB 437 – many homeowners are welcoming this new law, but it would be even more welcome ...

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FAIR AND EFFECTIVE HOA ENFORCEMENT

By Rafael Aquino

Published September 20, 2023  

Homeowners Associations (HOAs) are the backbone for maintaining harmony and the visual aesthetics of many ...

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NEW HOA LAW IS WELCOMED BY MANY

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 18, 2023

There has been so much talk about the new condo laws. However,  one new HOA law is a major change to the ...

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WHY IS THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE PROTECTING CRIMINALS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 15, 2023

In the last Legislative Session the Florida Legislature again refused to go after criminals in community associations.  They ...

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THE THREE CORE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

By Rafael Aquino

Published September 13, 2023  

Community association board members are responsible for shaping harmonious living spaces, ensuring financial stability, ...

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UNITED WE STAND – BUT DON’T DARE LEAVE YOUR SHOES OUTSIDE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 11, 2023

For the rest of my life September 11th will always be one of the toughest days of the year for me for obvious reasons.  I ...

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NO INTEREST IN YOUR INVESTMENT?

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 8, 2023

I always wonder why just a few owners are showing interest in the biggest investment of their lives. For most folks buying ...

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About HOA & Condo Blog

Eric Glazer

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.


As the Co-Founder and CEO of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to redefine excellence. They serve community   associations   efficiently

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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Doral, FL 33166

Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300

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Jan Bergemann

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 !