THE FLORIDA HOA & CONDO BLOG

2019

CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 22, 2019

I believe more needs to be done to protect condo and homeowner associations when it comes to ...

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MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT WANT TO DO IT ALL

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 20, 2019

Over the years there has been a rise in management companies that want to do more than just ...

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LITTLE CHANGES

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 17, 2019

Well, the Florida legislature made it this year real easy for me. I only have to make a few little changes...

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IS CHANGE COMING?

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 15, 2019

For years I’ve seen residents abuse the request for Emotional Support animals. Don’t get me wrong I know ...

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LEGISLATIVE / FIRE SAFETY – UPDATE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 13, 2019

So, The Florida Legislature wrapped up its 2019 session last week. In a word, when it came to community ...

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GAMBLING IS FUN – BUT DANGEROUS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 10, 2019

Let’s be honest: We all love to gamble – one way or another. But beware of the laws regulating gambling ...

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DO YOU NEED TO GAMBLE?

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 8, 2019

As I mentioned in my previous post, seeing owners come together and enjoy each other’s company defines...

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CAN WE GAMBLE IN THE CONDO OR HOA?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 6, 2019

Last week we blogged about the ability to have Bingo games in our communities. I may be wrong, but I ...

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 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 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 !