ARCHIVES 2022
CAM’S BUSY SEASON IS
HERE…
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 29, 2022
Tomorrow is the last day of June, and
we will start the year's second half. While many enjoy their
summers, community...
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FLORIDA’S NEW CONDO RESERVE and FIRE SAFETY LAWS – PART TWO
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 27, 2022
THE
BIG CHANGE: NO LONGER IS THERE THE ABILITY TO WAIVE RESERVES
OR USE THEM ...
RESERVE STUDY REQUIRED!!!!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published June 24, 2022
It is now in the statutes: STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDIES
ARE REQUIRED for condominiums...
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WHAT NOW IF I HAVE A
RESERVE STUDY?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 22, 2022
Reserve studies are an essential tool
every association should have. I've written about its importance
many times ...
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THE NEW CONDO RESERVE LAWS – PART
ONE - GET READY
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 20, 2022
Over the last few weeks, I
blogged about every condominium in every county now needing a
“milestone ...
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MANDATORY BUILDING INSPECTIONS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published June 17, 2022
The new Condo
Safety Bill, just signed by Governor Ron DeSantis into law, will
require mandatory inspections for
...
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THREE SIMPLE STEPS TO GET THROUGH IT ALL
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 15, 2022
Many
buildings in South Florida are finding themselves in a challenging
situation. Many of the standard services within...
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MANDATORY BUILDING INSPECTIONS –
PART TWO
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 13, 2022
So last week
we discussed the fact that the change in the law will now
require every condominium building in the state ...
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SB 4D – ARE WE SEEING THE FINAL VERSION?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published June 10, 2022
The ink of the Governor’s signature under the Condo Safety Bill
isn’t even dry yet – and we already see the so-called ...
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DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN
YOU
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 8, 2022
The changes that came to our industry
via SB-4D have been our industry's talk since it passed. I've had so
many ...
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THE NEW CONDO LAWS ---- MANDATORY
INSPECTIONS – PART ONE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 6, 2022
Let’s start discussing the
new condominium laws that go into effect on July 1st.
We won’t cover them all in one week, ...
WILL THESE BILLS REALLY HELP?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
June 3, 2022
During the
special session the Florida Legislature passed two bills that were
quickly signed into law by Governor ...
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MUCH NEEDED CHANGE ARRIVED…
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 1, 2022
Change finally came for condos and
cooperative associations, and no one expected it to happen at a
special ...
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEMORIAL DAY – AT LEAST FOR ME
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published May 30, 2022
I know that the intent of Memorial Day is to honor those who
have previously fought and died for this country. I certainly...
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PROXY VOTING?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May
27, 2022
LET’S FACE IT: THIS COUNTRY HAS A
SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ELECTIONS! No matter what system is ...
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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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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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Suite 200
Doral, FL 33166
Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300
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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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