ARCHIVES 2022
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
By Jan Bergemann
Published December 16, 2022
Another year has nearly gone by and we are all getting ready for the
holidays. I hope you all enjoyed our weekly blogs! CCFJ ...
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I’LL SEE YOU NEXT
YEAR…
By Rafael Aquino
Published December 16, 2022
2022 Is coming to an end, and like many of you, I can't believe
it either. While this year did come and go, there ...
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WISHING YOU A MERRY
CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
By Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published December 16, 2022
The years roll around so quickly. Just know, from the bottom of
my heart, that it is truly an honor to share my ...
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WHY THE INCREASE IN
ESTOPPELS?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published December 14, 2022
The first month after the DBPR provided
the increase permitted for Estoppel and Rush fees, we received calls
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SO HOW MUCH CAN THE ASSOCIATION
CHARGE AT CLOSING?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published December 12, 2022
I received a
great e-mail from a fan of this blog this week:
Hi, Eric: I listen
to your radio show almost every Sunday ...
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VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published December
9, 2022
I agree: The new condo bill will create quite a few challenges for
board members. But will that prevent owners ...
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3 SIMPLE TIPS
By
Rafael Aquino
Published December 7, 2022
There is no way around it; tough times
are coming for associations in the next few years. Between new
legislation...
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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published December 6, 2022
It has always
been difficult to get volunteers to be on the Board of
Directors. Even when times are good and the ...
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TRAGIC EXCUSES!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published December 2, 2022
We hear lots of excuses nowadays since it seems that our society is
unwilling to take responsibility for their own ...
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THE FINAL STRETCH
By
Rafael Aquino
Published November 30, 2022
Today marks the last day of November.
Many of you are probably wondering where the year went and how
things ...
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EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published November 28, 2022
I have heard lots of excuses over the
years about so many different things. Here’s a few that simply
don’t work: ...
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DO WE HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published November 18, 2022
I hope you and
your families had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am normally very much
into positive thinking, but this year ...
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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 has practiced community association law for
three decades and is the owner of Glazer and Sachs, P.A.
a five attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale
and Orlando.
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Eric is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in
Condominium and Planned Development Law.
Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze
and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at 11:00 a.m.
each Sunday on 850 WFTL.
See:
www.condocrazeandhoas.com.
Eric is the first attorney in the State of
Florida that designed a course that certifies condominium and
HOA residents as eligible to serve on a Board of Directors and
has now certified more than 20,000 Floridians all across the
state. He is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The
Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes
between associations and unit owners. Eric also devotes
significant time to advancing legislation in the best interest
of Florida community association members.
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As the Co-Founder and CEO
of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to
redefine excellence. They serve community associations
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and effectively with
dedication and passion. Rafael’s energy and positive
spirit is the foundation of Affinity Management
Services’ company culture, which instills enthusiasm and
excitement when providing expert advice to its board
members and relieving the day-to-day burdens of running
a community association.
Since 2007, Rafael has
developed a work culture that values responsive and
high-quality services. He has led his team by following
a proactive vs reactive philosophy. The same approach
Rafael instills in the day to day operations of each
association. Today, Affinity Management Services
maintains its success and benefits as a result of the
foundation Rafael has built and continues to foster by
providing educational seminars, continuing education
classes for association managers and board members
alike.
Rafael and his team help condominium and homeowners’
associations save money and improve their communities.
His calm, personable, and service-oriented nature helps
him to establish strong relationships with ease. Rafael
is known as a sincere and honest leader who looks out
for the best interests of his clients and communities,
and he strongly advocates for their needs. His role
requires coordination and communication, as such he
takes logical and intelligent steps to approach
challenges head-on.
As a graduate of Florida International University’s
electrical engineering program and a licensed community
association manager, Rafael’s education and skills equip
him with unique insights to tackle complex problems
through critical thinking. He understands how each
component within a system works together in order to
effectively arrive at solutions, techniques, and
conclusions. Therefore, as he manages the multiple
challenges of running a community association management
company, he understands how each property is its own
unique system and tailors’ specific services to assure
that all their needs are met.
For more information about Rafael P. Aquino and Affinity
Management Services please visit
www.ManagedByAffinity.com or call 1-800-977-6279.
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Doral Office: 8200 NW 41st ST
Suite 200
Doral, FL 33166
Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300
Plantation, FL 33324
O: 800-977-6279 ● F: 305-325-4053
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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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