THE FLORIDA HOA & CONDO BLOG

2023

SB 154 – MAKE SERVICE PROVIDERS RICH!

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 9, 2023

Well, if you read through the bill, you’ll find that there are really all kinds of provisions that will make the so-called ...

By Rafael Aquino

Published June 7, 2023

Over the past four weeks, we have been discussing the significant changes that are on the horizon for condominium...

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SB 154 – PART FOUR – NEW LAWS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 5, 2023

CORRECTION: IN A PRIOR BLOG IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLOOR AND FOUNDATION STILL NEEDS...

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DEADLINE: JANUARY 2026

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 2, 2023

SB 154 determined that each hi-rise building (3 stories or 75 ft.) -- condo or co-op – has to create fully funded reserves ...

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REINFORCING RESERVES FOR SUCCESS

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 31, 2023

In today's blog, we will explore the significance of embracing positive change and the advantages of the ...

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SB 154 – PART THREE – NEW LAWS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 29, 20

Again, in a budget adopted by an association that is required to obtain a structural integrity reserve study, reserves must ...

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 26, 2023

If condo owners have hoped that the bill – supposedly clarifying lots of provisions that were enacted by the so-called ...

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PREPARING FOR SB154

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 24, 2023

Community associations must proactively prepare for the implications of SB 154, focusing on the Structural Integrity...

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SB 154 – PART TWO – NEW LAWS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 22, 2023

THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDY (g) Structural integrity reserve study.— A residential ...

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DID SB 154 SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 19, 2023

The answer to this important question: DEFINITELY NOT! Senate bill SB 154 – soon on the way to the Governor's ...

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SB154 DID IT BRING CLARITY?

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 17, 2023

In response to the challenges faced during the implementation of SB 4-D in 2022, the Florida legislature has ...

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SB 154 – PART ONE -- NEW LAWS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 15, 2023

Over the next few weeks, we will be blogging about the new laws The Florida Legislature passed, as they relate to ...

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HOW TO KILL A PERFECTLY GOOD BILL?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 12, 2023

Ask the EXPERT: Incoming speaker State Representative DANIEL PEREZ (R-Miami- Distr.116)! In my opinion ...

About HOA & Condo Blog

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 three decades and is the owner of Glazer and Sachs, P.A. a five attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.

Eric is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Condominium and Planned Development Law.

Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at 11:00 a.m. each Sunday on 850 WFTL.

See: www.condocrazeandhoas.com.

Eric is the first attorney in the State of Florida that designed a course that certifies condominium and HOA residents as eligible to serve on a Board of Directors and has now certified more than 20,000 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.

Doral Office: 8200 NW 41^st ST

Suite 200

Doral, FL 33166

Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300

Plantation, FL 33324

O: 800-977-6279 ● F: 305-325-4053

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 !