ARCHIVES 2013

SCREENING NEW OWNERS AND/OR TENANTS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published August 16, 2013

Be careful what you wish for! One can fill a whole book with stories from associations that lost their shirts in lawsuits over denying an applicant – be it a ...

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OWNER OCCUPIED PREFERRED

By Darlys Walker

Published August 14, 2013

One of the most common complaints heard in a Condominium or HOA community is just how little respect the "RENTERS" have for maintaining and...

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SCREENING, REJECTING APPROVING AND THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published August 13, 2013     

The condo and HOA world is cyclical.  I once heard a fellow attorney say that in good times we close, and in bad times we foreclose.  Now that foreclosures are...

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RECORD REQUESTS -- MADE LESS EXPENSIVE?

By Jan Bergemann

Published August 9, 2013

Record requests have always been a hot topic – especially looking at sometimes outrageous amounts associations and/or managers wanted to charge for the ...

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Name the Time and Place 

By Darlys Walker

Published August 7, 2013

Kudos to everyone who worked so diligently on getting the laws changed so that there won't be charges for using your own technology to copy records of your ...

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NEVER GO BROKE ASKING FOR RECORDS AGAIN

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published August 5, 2013  

As our blog readers know, we worked real hard this year getting legislation passed that prevents owners from getting gouged when getting copies of the...

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VOLUNTARY MEANS VOLUNTARY – NOT MANDATORY!

By Jan Bergemann

Published August 2, 2013

I always wonder why certain people don’t want to understand the big difference between the words “VOLUNTARY” and “MANDATORY” – what’s so...

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Out of the Mouth of Babes

By Darlys Walker

Published July 31, 2013

This week’s blog has been my most difficult topic to address to date. In the past two years or so, it is the only topic I can remember that sparked so many ...

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OBSERVATIONS ABOUT RACE RELATIONS A LONG WAY FROM HOME

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 29, 2013

I’m writing this column from about 36,000 feet in the air after finishing a vacation of a lifetime. Me, my wife, my daughter, my son, my mom and ...

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An Association is a Business – NOT a Social Club!

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 26, 2013

Many long-term board members will tell you that being a board member is serious business – with the money of all neighbors at stake. There are many...

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Open for Interpretation

By Darlys Walker

Published July 24, 2013

Reading and understanding your community bylaws is without a doubt the most important action a prospective Board Member can undertake once they have ...

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To be or not to be….Board Membership, that is the Question!

By Guest Blogger Pennie Mays, Esq. (Glazer and Associates, P.A.)

Published July 22, 2013   

At some point in time, especially those of us who are members of any type of association, dream of being in charge, running it the way we see fit, and making ...

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COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY – A BLESSING FOR ASSOCIATIONS IF USED CORRECTLY?

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 19, 2013

Computer technology – used correctly – can be a huge help for associations and owners. I’m not talking about the so-called “social websites” like Facebook ...

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Dirty Laundry

By Darlys Walker

Published July 17, 2013

We have all become accustomed to the immediate gratification we get using our ever advancing technology. We can search for a person, get directions, find ...

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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 !