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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OUR DOCUMENTS ARE OUTDATED!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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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