ARCHIVES 2013

Words Can't Hurt You.... or Can They?

By Darlys Walker

Published January 16, 2013

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!!! OH, but I beg to differ! When a Homeowner chooses...

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DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT NOT TO SAY

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 14, 2013

I always tell both Board members and unit owners that you don't lose your first amendment rights once you move into a community association.  Board members and owners...

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS? NORMALLY SOON TO BE FORGOTTEN!

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 11, 2013

Around the New Year we always talk about the infamous New Year’s resolutions. It’s like a sport to create a list – but the longer the list the sooner it seems to be forgotten. Let’s be honest: How many...

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It's a New Year and a New Day.

By Darlys Walker

Published January 9, 2013

Along with the ringing in of the New Year comes the anticipation of "Better Times", the promise of "Change" and the desire...

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NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS: A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 7, 2013

For all eternity, the first week of the new year brings talk of resolutions for the coming year.  We resolve to eat right, exercise, lose weight, spend...

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“NEIGHBORS AT WAR” -- WILL THAT TITLE STILL BE TRUE IN 2013?

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 4, 2012

I am just reading the latest book written by famed investigative reporter Ward Lucas: “Neighbors at War; The Creepy Case Against Your Homeowners Association.” ...

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HAPPY 2013!!!!

By Darlys Walker

Published January 2, 2013

I hope that each of you are relaxing today (NEW YEARS DAY) and that 2013 will bring you Peace, Productivity and Prosperity.  I hope that you succeed in all your New Years Resolution...

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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 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 2,500 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

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

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 !