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SAYING I’M SORRY
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published September 28, 2015
Last week was the holiest day of the year for me.
It was Yom Kippur. It’s the day we atone for our sins. It’s a
day that we say I’m sorry I have offended you. I’m sorry I
upset you. Please forgive me. It is incumbent upon the person
being asked for forgiveness to forgive. If asked, you must
forgive and forget.
Let us pretend for a moment that such a day existed
in your community association. Can you imagine all of the
people who berated each other all year long asking for
forgiveness from each other? It really would be an amazing
sight.
Let’s think of some of the things we may hear….
“Mr. President, I’m sorry I said you’re driving a
new Cadillac because you took a kick back on that landscaping
contract.”
“Mrs. Smith, I’m sorry I called you fat when you
criticized the new landscaping the Board put in.”
“Mr. Manager, I’m sorry I called you an idiot
because you didn’t have my records request ready, even though I
only gave you 5 minutes advanced notice.”
Joe from Brooklyn may say “I’m sorry I purposely
keyed your car Mr. Board member, but I was upset you wouldn’t
let me keep my satellite dish so I can watch the Yankee games.”
“I’m sorry I said my dog was a service animal. Of
course a six pound Chihuahua can’t lift me out of my
wheelchair. But he is cute though.”
“I’m sorry I backed into your car in the parking lot
and went upstairs because I thought nobody was looking. I never
wanted those video cameras installed anyway.”
It would definitely be a holy day in your
community. Miracles abound. Smiling, happy, apologetic faces,
seeking friendship, forgiveness and showing repentance and
kindness.
Then the Special Assessment meeting would
begin…………..
Let’s use the blog today to apologize anonymously.
Perhaps you simply could have become more involved and less
judgmental. Perhaps you could have let that silly violation go
unnoticed. Whatever it is……apologize. You’ll feel better.
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About
HOA & Condo Blog
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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
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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.
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