ARCHIVES 2016

WELL WHAT ABOUT HOAs and WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT VOTER FRAUD?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published April 4, 2016 

The three of us were certainly flattered by how many people read and participated in our blog discussion last week regarding ...

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PROTECTING THE SCUMBAGS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published April 1, 2016

To me it always looks like the Florida legislature and law enforcement are protecting the folks violating the laws – instead of protecting ...

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TALK IS CHEAP

By Darlys Walker

Published March 30, 2016

There seems to be no end in sight of the continuous stories of fraud and theft of association funds, illegal elections and other mismanagement...

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HOW MUCH MORE PROOF DO YOU NEED?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 28, 2016

Over the past week or two, The Miami Herald has been running a few articles about wrong doing in certain condominium associations ...

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TRICKY ELECTIONS

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 25, 2016

While condos and co-ops (FS 718 + FS 719) have pretty detailed election rules, the HOA Act (FS 720) has nothing but a few ...

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CLEARING UP ELECTION CONFUSION AND MAYHEM

By Darlys Walker

Published March 23, 2016

I could not agree more, that election time is the most volatile time for an association. Every homeowner, board member and ...

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SOME OTHER CONFUSING VOTING ISSUES

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 21, 2016 

Let’s pretend it’s the night of your annual meeting. It’s time to verify the signatures and count the ballots. Someone reminds the ...

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EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL ASSOCIATIONS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 18, 2016

The Florida legislature tried, but the Florida Supreme court surely didn’t agree. According to the Florida Supreme Court there are no ...

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OUR DOCUMENTS ARE OUTDATED!

By Darlys Walker

Published March 16, 2016

With so many condominiums and homeowner associations in Florida, and the regulations always changing, how can the board ensure ...

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THE AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME LANGUAGE REVISITED

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 14, 2016 

Last week we discussed how Board members can be removed from the Board for failing to pay their assessments. We also know ...

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ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD? JUST MORE LAWS WITHOUT TEETH!

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 11, 2016

This goes specifically for homeowners’ associations regulated by FS 720 (The HOA Act): Over the last few years the Florida ...

WHEN A BOARD MEMBER REFUSES TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BOARD

By Darlys Walker

Published March 9, 2016 

Eric has pointed out by what grounds a board member can be removed, as an officer or, from the board completely. Recently, an ...

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DO YOU STILL QUALIFY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 7, 2016 

Last week we discussed the minimum requirements to serve on your Board of Directors.  In sum, you can’t even run for the Board if ...

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BACKGROUND CHECKS – NOT ONLY FOR NEW RENTERS OR OWNERS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 4, 2016

We hear a lot about all the background checks for new renters and potential buyers. But have you ever considered that the association ...

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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 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 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 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 !