ARCHIVES 2019
II., III. and IV. QUARTER

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 20, 2019

Well, it’s this time of the year again. For me it’s: MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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GRATEFUL…

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 18, 2019  

Eight months ago, I received an email from Eric and Jan asking if I'd be interested in blogging each week alongside ...

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2019 - COMING TO A CLOSE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 16, 2019

Hard to believe that in two weeks it’s going to be 2020.  Weren’t we all just worrying about Y2K?  Was that ...

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ELECTIONS? WHAT A JOKE!

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 13, 2019 The USA has a very serious problem with elections. Since three years they are fighting...

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Celebrating the wins…

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 11, 2019  

Your documents provide the process and steps that should be followed to conduct an Annual Meeting; however, if ...

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BEFORE YOU CANCEL THAT ANNUAL MEETING

By Eric Glazer, Esq.   

Published December 9, 2019

This is the time of year when I’m at my busiest, typically running from annual meeting to annual meeting.  So, what ...

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MORE FREEDOM TAKEN AWAY BY ASSOCIATIONS

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 6, 2019

Decorating homes for Christmas is an old American tradition. Many families had annual house-decorating ...

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TIS THE SEASON… 

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 4, 2019  

If there is ever a better time to bring joy, laughter, and your community together, it has to be this time of year. It’s ...

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HOLIDAY DECORATIONS --- WHAT ARE THE LIMITS?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 2, 2019

Now that Thanksgiving is over, there's a race to get those Christmas decorations up.  It's no longer too early to start ...

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LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR!

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 29, 2019

I hope you all had a really great Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends. No turkey for us, since we already ..

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GRATEFUL MINDS. GRATEFUL HEARTS.

By Rafael Aquino

Published November 27, 2019  

In the hustle of the day to day and deadlines, sometimes it’s easy to block out the details of the day, often forgetting ...

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ARE THERE THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 25, 2019

In three days from now we are supposed to sit around the table stuffing turkey down our throats while reflecting ...

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IS RECALL – IMPEACHMENT – FASHIONABLE?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 22, 2019

Impeachment seems to be the new slogan of the media – but it’s nothing compared to the recalls in Florida’s ...

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WHY AM I BEING RECALLED?

By Rafael Aquino

Published November 20, 2019  

Many board members believe that residents have to have a good reason to recall them; however, the opposite ...

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THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS IN YOUR COMMUNITY IS WORSE THAN WASHINGTON’S

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 18, 2019

Regardless of what you may think about the impeachment process taking place in Washington, I promise that ...

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ELECTION TIME? REALLY?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 15, 2019

Well, it’s autumn and for most of Florida’s community associations it’s time to hold the annual elections. Actually,...

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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.


Doral Office: 8200 NW 41st 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

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 !