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By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 27, 2017

Attorneys like me who have spent their careers litigating will tell you that litigation in court is grueling, expensive, lengthy, aggravating ...

REGULATORY AGENCY?

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 24, 2017

Let’s face it: Florida’s community associations desperately need a regulatory agency, but one that really does the job and is ...

IS CHANGE ON THE HORIZON?

By Darlys Walker

Published February 22, 2017

I completely agree with Eric’s blog on Monday stating that we all must look deeper at the issue and cannot and should...

SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 20, 2017

No question that the Miami-Dade Grand Jury report slammed the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Unquestionably, ...

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 17, 2017

It seems many folks are surprised about the devastating report published by the Miami/Dade Grand Jury. Actually, it’s nothing new! ...

IT’S TIME FOR CHANGE

By Darlys Walker

Published February 15, 2017

Having read the Grand Jury’s report, I don’t believe any of us should be surprised by their opinion. The attitude of many ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 13, 2017

For those of you old enough to remember Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, when the ball went through Buckner’s legs, the ...

INTERPRETING THE LAWS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 10, 2017

I was always under the impression that our Legislature is writing the laws – not judges and/or arbitrators. But we see daily what ...

THE ASSOCIATION BEST KEPT SECRET

By Darlys Walker

Published February 8, 2017

Many of our readers may think that theft by a board member is the #1 best kept secret. At least until they are caught. But I ...

SUPPOSE THE WALL ISN’T ENOUGH?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 6, 2017

So last week we made it clear that you Board can install a wall or fence around the community without a vote of the owners, ...

MATERIAL ALTERATIONS – OR SECURITY?

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 3, 2017

I always have to laugh when reading some of the rulings of the Division arbitrators. In my opinion these guys should ...

CAN WE REALLY BUILD THAT WALL?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 30, 2017

Last week our new President ordered the federal government to immediately start building the wall on our southern ...

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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 !