2024
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DIVISION!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published July
26, 2024
Looking at the new Condo Laws (FS 718) it seems that the Florida
legislators was sick and tired of hearing complaints ...
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INCREASED POWERS FOR THE
DBPR: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
By
Rafael Aquino
Published July 24, 2024
The recent expansion of powers granted
to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
marks a significant ...
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THE DBPR HAS LOTS OF NEW POWER – WILL
THEY USE IT?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published July 22, 2024
There have
been lots of complaints over the years that when condominium
owners bring their complaints to the DBPR and ...
MANDATORY EDUCATION – FOR FREE!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published July 19, 2024
Now everybody has to attend seminar, if you are – or want to become
– a board member. And so do community association ...
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A TRIUMPH IN LEGISLATION
By
Rafael Aquino
Published July 17, 2024
For years,
I have been a staunch advocate for requiring HOA board members to
attend a course before serving on a community...
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MANDATORY EDUCATION IS HERE AND SO ARE
THE CLASSES
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published July 15, 2024
We fought
long and we fought hard, but we got what we wanted;
mandatory education for all condo board members ...
FLYING FLAGS IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published July
12, 2024
What flags can you fly
if you live in one of Florida’s countless community associations?
That’s a question many courts ...
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THE CHALLENGE OF
DECISION-MAKING IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
By
Rafael Aquino
Published July 10, 2024
Leadership
in community associations often involves navigating complex and
contentious issues that can stir strong ...
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WHICH FLAG CAN YOU FLY?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published July 8, 2024
I
hope everyone had a great 4th of July long weekend.
More than any other day of the year, it certainly is the day to
fly the flag ...
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MORE NEW LAWS!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published July
5, 2024
The Florida
Legislature enacted this year lots of bills dealing with community
association rules and living. Everybody ...
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IMPACT OF HB 293: A CALL
TO ACTION FOR BOARDS & ARC COMMITTEES
By
Rafael Aquino
Published July 3, 2024
With the
recent passing of HB 293, Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and
Architectural Review Committees (ARCs) must ...
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SOME OTHER NEW ASSOCIATION LAWS
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published July 1, 2024
While not the ones that got the most attention, there were a few
other bills that were signed into law by the Governor ...
KAUFMAN LANGUAGE – TOTAL NONSENSE!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published June 7, 2024
For me, being born and raised in Germany and having worked in
many different European countries until I was 39 ...
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UNTANGLING LEGAL CHALLENGES
: KAUFMAN LANGUAGE COMPLEXITY
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 12, 2024
The concept of Kaufman language, which
dictates whether new laws apply to a condominium association,
introduces a ...
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CAN THE “AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME”
PROBLEM BE FIXED?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 10, 2024
Two weeks I spoke about a case I
argued before The Florida Supreme Court in 2011 called Cohn v.
The Grand Condominium. ..
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IT’S HIGH TIME FOR RULE MAKING!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
June 7, 2024
Since
HB 293 (Hurricane Protections for Homeowners' Associations)
was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, ...
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RETHINKING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION RULES: LESS IS MORE
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 5, 2024
Rules are essential for maintaining order and ensuring a harmonious
living environment in community associations. However, ...
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SOME QUICK RULES ABOUT MAKING RULES
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 3, 2024
Boards of Florida condominium associations and homeowner
associations are allowed to make rules regarding...
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ELECTIONS – AN AMERICAN HORROR
STORY!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May
31, 2024
Not one day goes
by without the media – or upset condo or home owners – report about
some sort of election fraud. It starts ...
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WHY THE RIGHT
MANAGEMENT PARTNER IS CRUCIAL FOR LEGAL COMPLIANCE
By
Rafael Aquino
Published May 29, 2024
Navigating the
complexities of condo law can be daunting for community association
boards. It's crucial to remember ...
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NEW ARBITRATION RULING SENDS SHOCKWAVES TO ALL COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATIONS REGARDING ELECTIONS
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published May 27, 2024
In 2011, I argued a case in front of The Supreme Court of
Florida called
Cohn v. The Grand Condominium. Here’s a
...
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WILL THE NEW RECORD INSPECTION LAWS
REALLY HELP?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May
24, 2024
The Florida
Legislature really went out of its way to make sure that owners are
able to see all the public records of their ...
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DIGITAL RECORD-KEEPING: ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY
By
Rafael Aquino
Published May 22, 2024
In today's
fast-paced world, transparency within community associations is more
crucial than ever. Florida requirements mandate ...
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CONDO RECORDS AND THE NEW CHECKLIST LAW
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published May 20, 2024
Suppose
you ask for access to certain condominium records, they are
never given to you, but months later the association says
...
LACK OF CONDO BOARD MEMBERS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May 17, 2024
Financial hardship will cause many unit-owners to complain to
the sitting board members – and are very often blaming the board ...
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NAVIGATING NEW CHALLENGES
IN CONDOS
By
Rafael Aquino
Published May 15, 2024
As the
calendar flips towards another budget season, board members of
community associations in Florida, particularly ...
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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
three decades and is the owner of Glazer and Sachs, P.A.
a five attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale
and Orlando.
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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 airing at 11 a.m. each Sunday on 850 WFTL. Recently,
he moved the show to YouTube, transforming it into a more
dynamic and interactive experience. This move not only allows
viewers to engage in live chats with Eric and other participants
but also enables a broader audience to access free advice,
making valuable insights more widely available.
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.
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As the Co-Founder and CEO
of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to
redefine excellence. They serve community associations
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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 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
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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
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