THE FLORIDA HOA & CONDO BLOG

ARCHIVES 2016

WORKING ON LOSING YOUR HOME TO FORECLOSURE?

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 29, 2016

It seems to me that quite a few homeowners living in mandatory community associations are working really hard on losing ...

HERE'S ONE FOR THE BOOKS

By Darlys Walker

Published January 27, 2016

The reports of widespread errors occurring during the foreclosure process are almost as numerous as the foreclosure themselves. A ...

DISCRIMINATION: STILL A HOT TOPIC!

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 22, 2016

No matter how many anti-discrimination laws the Feds are passing: Discrimination will always be one of the hottest topics in ...

Alive and Thriving

By Darlys Walker

Published January 20, 2016

The answer to Eric’s question is, discrimination is alive and thriving in our society today. Unfortunately, it is not limited to race, ...

DOES DISCRIMINATION STILL EXIST? PART 2

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 18, 2016

In light of today being Martin Luther King Day, I’m basically re-publishing a blog I wrote two years ago. I’m not doing it because ...

VOTING, IT’S A NO WIN SITUATION

By Darlys Walker

Published January 13, 2016

Recently my firm had the privilege of assisting with the annual election at a large luxury high-rise in south Florida. Legal counsel was ...

AVOID DRAMA AT YOUR ELECTION

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 11, 2016

Each and every year, without fail, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is deluged with arbitration petitions filed ...

ANNUAL MEETING: CHAOS BY ATTORNEY?

An Opinion By Jan Bergemann

Published January 8, 2016

I guess it all depends on the point of view – and who you are hiring to run your annual meeting with election. If the attorney is competent ...

DON’T BOTHER GETTING YOUR CAM LICENSE, GET YOUR LAW DEGREE!

By Darlys Walker

Published January 6, 2016

Well it’s a new year, but unfortunately it’s the same old bologna when it comes to Florida’s regulations of the operation and management ...

DO I NEED A LAWYER AT MY ANNUAL MEETING?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 4, 2016

Happy New Year to everyone. In the condo and HOA world, with a few exceptions, the new year certainly means one thing; the annual ...

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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 is currently entering his 20th year as a Florida lawyer practicing

community association law and is the owner of Glazer and Associates, P.A. an eight attorney law firm in Orlando and Hollywood. For the past two years Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show 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 6,000 Floridians. He is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes between associations and unit owners. Finally, he recently argued the Cohn v. Grand Condominium case before The Florida Supreme Court, which is perhaps the single most important association law case decided by the court in a decade.

Darlys Walker, Founder and CEO of Condominium Concepts Management, Inc. (CCM), is recognized for her straight talk, subject matter expertise, and valued insights regarding real

state management, leasing, and HOAs. Her company serves a diverse portfolio of properties, from 16-units up to 600 as well as large mixed-use developments.

From its beginnings in 2000, CCM has become a well-respected asset manager and now works with over 100 associations with 16,000 units served by over 300 employees. Darlys and her team deliver resources and responsiveness through six regional offices - in Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Charleston, Nashville and Atlanta.

Darlys Walker is best known for her passion and precision, understanding that the only difference that matters in today's demanding marketplace is service delivery ... doing what is promised and what is right. She knows that every community serves two masters ... the property owner/developer and the resident/homeowner. "If we are not equally responsive to both, we are not doing our job," she states.

Her clients say it best: "Darlys really knows her stuff" ... "at the top of her profession and it shows in the caliber of her clients" ... "delivers quality resources that match up well with needs and expectations that are really rigorous."

She is a licensed Real Estate Broker in four states, holds an Associate's Degree in Marketing and has earned the Accredited Real Estate Manager designation from the Georgia Institute of Real Estate Management. Also she is one of few certified as a Lead-Based Paint Abatement & Removal Trainer in Georgia.

Darlys Walker and her team have been selected to manage the condominium conversion process and day-to-day operations for many of the Southeast's most high-profile condominium communities including luxury high-rises, mid-rises and garden-style homes. Most recently she has been recognized as an expert in 're-versions' of communities from condominiums to leased homes, as well as repositioning projects. A visionary and a tireless perfectionist, Darlys demonstrates hands-on leadership, working individually with each client and staff associate to achieve defined business outcomes and satisfaction.

For more information about Darlys Walker and Condominium Concepts Management, Inc. please visit www.condominiumconcepts.com.

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 !