ARCHIVES 2020

 

MATERIAL ALTERATIONS CLARIFIED ---- MAYBE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 27, 2020

Several years ago, our firm was involved in a lawsuit representing many condominium unit owners against ...

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LOTS OF CONFUSION?

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 24, 2020

There are always hot debates going on what an association can – or cannot – do in regards to posting names of ...

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HOW DO I GET MY REPORTS? 

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 22, 2020  

Many associations received an extra couple of months to complete their taxes and reporting requirements (audit, ...

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TAXES AND TAX RETURNS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 20, 2020

This year you can thank the Coronavirus for getting an extension on the filing of your tax return.  We ...

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MORE FORECLOSURES TO COME?

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 17, 2020

A lot is written about another wave of foreclosures caused by COVID-19 is coming soon. Yes, there may be ...

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4 STEPS TO AVOID TOMORROW PROBLEMS...

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 15, 2020  

Last week I provided tips on the importance of staying on top of your receivables.  This week and I wanted to write ...

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WAIT – IT GETS WORSE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 13, 2020

I recently explained how lucky the banks are when they foreclose on a unit or a home and take back ownership...

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FORECLOSURES! FORECLOSURES?

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 10, 2020

I guess many of you still remember the FORECLOSURE CRISIS in 2007/20078 and I really don’t think that we ....

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COLLECTION TIPS

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 8,., 2020  

The lifeline for any association is the assessments it receives. As such, the association must follow the ...

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THE COLLECTION PROCESS – PART ONE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 6, 2020

So this blog will discuss the collection process from the association’s perspective.  It will tell you what the ...

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CELEBRATE OL’ GLORY

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 3, 2020

The 4th of July – INDEPENDENCE DAY! It’s a day when we all should celebrate the birth of our nation – a nation ...

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Happy 4th to all…

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 1, 2020  

Each year we get the opportunity to celebrate this great nation's independence on the 4th of July; however, this ...

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CAN I FLY ANY FLAG?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 29, 2020

In a few days it’s July 4th.  Our country’s birthday. USA flags will be flying everywhere, even in our community ...

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DON’T BE TOO HASTY!

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 26, 2020

The Pandemic caused serious financial hardship to many families. Community associations have seen the result: An...

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IT’S STILL TO EARLY TO KNOW

By Rafael Aquino

Published June 24, 2020  

One of the biggest challenges that we must pay very close attention to is how the mortgage forbearances will impact ...

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FORECLOSURES AND WHY OUR CONDOS AND HOAs MAY BE IN TROUBLE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 22, 2020

So here is what you need to know in a nutshell: Mortgage defaults are soaring.  In fact, homeowners stopped ...

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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 has practiced community association law for more than 2

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.


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.


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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 !