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ARCHIVES 2016

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 25, 2016

I wish many more people would pay attention to the magic words contained in FS 720.306: “otherwise provided in the governing ...

By Darlys Walker

Published November 23, 2016

Far too many elections and annual meetings are completely out of control. This seems to be especially true in South Florida! It is ...

AVOIDING CHAOS AT YOUR HOA ELECTION

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 21, 2016

While the condo statute outlines a very specific and rigid procedure on how HOAs should conduct the election, the HOA Statute ...

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 18, 2016

It seems that quite a few people, that includes certain board members, attorneys and community association managers, have serious ...

PROOF REQUIRED

By Darlys Walker

Published November 16, 2016

Should the state statute mandate that all board members undergo a criminal background investigation and provide a photo....

AVOID DRAMA AT YOUR CONDOMINIUM ELECTION

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 14, 2016

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

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 11, 2016

Remember, for most of you buying a home is the biggest investment in your life. Shouldn’t you know how to protect your investment by ...

IT REALLY IS FREE!

By Darlys Walker

Published November 9, 2016

We are all taught from a young age that nothing in life is free. Well thank goodness there are exceptions to everything. Condo ...

JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 15TH

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 7, 2016

As you all know by now, condo and HOA directors must get certified within one year prior to getting elected or appointed to the board ...

FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING – A GOOD LAW?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 4, 2016

When the Florida legislature passed in 2009 the laws commonly known as the Florida Friendly Landscaping Acts, everybody thought that these ...

REDUCING YOUR FOOTPRINT

By Darlys Walker

Published November 2, 2016

Most of us are familiar with this term as more and more owners become aware of the damage we are doing to our planet. Many ...

DOES THE LAW ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS TO CONSERVE WATER AND ENERGY?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published October 31, 2016

There’s plenty of talk this election season about water and energy conservation. There’s even a proposed constitutional amendment in .....

GIVE ME A BREAK!

By Darlys Walker

Published October 26, 2016

Being the oldest daughter of seven girls and a successful entrepreneur in a male dominated industry, I am ALL about GIRL ...

IN HOUSE FIGHTING AT THE DBPR

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD – BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published October 24, 2016

Normally, when we talk about lawsuits in this blog, it’s between unit owners and their associations. Not this week. ...

WHAT IS “UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF LAW” IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published October 21, 2016

I thought that the Florida Supreme Court made it very clear in its “ADVISORY OPINION -- ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS” dated May 14, 2015 how CAMs are limited ...

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

By Darlys Walker

Published October 19, 2016

I originally wrote this article in January 2015, and no my opinion has not changed. However, I would challenge lawmakers to ...

CAMS BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published October 17, 2016

Last year we blogged about a long awaited decision by The Florida Supreme Court regarding what a licensed community association ...

HURRICANE? NO JOKE!

By Jan Bergemann

Published October 14, 2016

After Florida was left alone for more than 10 years by nasty hurricanes, hurricane “Matthew” paid a visit. South Florida was ...

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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 !