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2020… WHAT A YEAR!

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 23, 2020  

The end of the year is a time for reflection.  2020 has been predominantly filled with many events that we will never ...

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WISHING YOU HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND JUST SAYING THANK YOU

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 21, 2020

The three bloggers always take the last two weeks off of the air.  After writing 50 weeks of columns, a two week break...

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PANDEMIC: RIGHT TO VIOLATE LAWS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 18, 2020

Hopefully the Pandemic caused by the Chinese Virus is soon over, but until then the name of the game is still: ...

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DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN...

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 16, 2020

This 2020 year has undoubtedly been filled with many challenges that include the COVID19 pandemic. ..

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STAYING ALIVE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 14, 2020

So unfortunately we seem to be ending the year with the Covid numbers just creeping up --- and that vaccine just ...

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RESERVES ARE NECESSARY

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 11, 2020

The Florida statutes regulating community associations are very detailed how reserves have to be handled. And there...

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WAIVING RESERVES

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 9, 2020  

During the budget process, one of the critical issues is the consideration of reserves. There is often a question and ...

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THE OWNERS NEED TO VOTE TO WAIVE RESERVES BEFORE THE BOARD VOTES TO WAIVE RESERVES

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 7, 2020

To keep it simple……in a condominium, when the board sends out its budget, that budget SHALL include reserve ...

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BOARD PRESIDENT = DICTATOR?

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 4, 2020

I hear it all too often from owners and even from other board members: “Our President is a DICTATOR!” The ...

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HOW TO STOP A ROGUE PRESIDENT

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 2, 2020  

Shortly after the organizational meeting, there are instances where Presidents run wild with unilateral decision making...

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WHEN THE PRESIDENT THINKS THEY’RE THE KING

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 30, 2020

So all this talk about the Presidency lately has got me thinking about an issue that comes up every week in my ...

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LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR?

By Jan Bergemann    

Published November 27, 2020

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving together with your family! We had a great Thanksgiving with a turkey – my ...

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A BIG THANK YOU….

By Rafael Aquino

Published November 25, 2020  

2020 has been filled with so many unfortunate events that have grabbed headlines, our attention, and impacted our ...

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THERE ARE THINGS TO STILL BE THANKFUL FOR

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 23, 2020

(I wrote this blog last year.  I’m using it again because for many of us, and perhaps almost all of us, we are in ...

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HOW TO ELECT OFFICERS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 20, 2020

You have made it through the annual election as required by the association’s Bylaws and the Florida statutes – ...

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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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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 !