ARCHIVES 2015

NO GRAY AREAS

By Darlys Walker

Published April 22, 2015

It really does seem that this is a silly issue to cause so much chaos and debate. Let’s look at who the parties are that are fighting this bill! Could ...

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THE FIGHT FOR EVEN MORE OF YOUR MONEY

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published April 20, 2015

This year’s legislative session is boring to say the least, when it comes to pending community association legislation.  There is one bill ...

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LEGAL THEFT?

By Jan Bergemann

Published April 17, 2015

We are permanently hearing stories about embezzlement and fraud in Florida’s community associations.  But how about this: Our legislature ...

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FOX IN THE HEN HOUSE

By Darlys Walker

Published April 15, 2015

We’ve all heard the saying; “You don’t leave the fox in the hen house to watch the hen, because, who is watching the fox”? So why is the state ...

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CONDO OWNERS – YOU SHOULD BE OUTRAGED

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published April 13, 2015

We often times blog about how a Board member or a manager stole a few thousand dollars from the association and how they should ...

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

By Jan Bergemann

Published April 10, 2015

As our CCFJ Foundation website says: “KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!” Make no mistake: Being the board member of a ...

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WHAT IF?

By Darlys Walker

Published April 8, 2015

What if we lived in a world where you could become a Heart Surgeon simply by signing a piece of paper stating you have met all of the ...

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BOARD MEMBER APATHY

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published April 6, 2015

It seems like no matter how early, or on what day of the week we hold our Board Certification seminars for both condominium and ...

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FIGHTING OVER NONSENSE!

By Jan Bergemann

Published April 3, 2015

To be really honest: The Florida legislators are doing anything but trying to enact bills that will help their constituents. They fight over ...

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YET AGAIN. GOVERNMENT AT IT’S BEST!

By Darlys Walker

Published April 1, 2015

Ha Ha, what a joke! Our elected officials continue to make a mockery out of their responsibilities. Who hasn’t heard of Illinois Representative ...

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HALSEY WHO?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 30, 2015

In this week’s blog we talked again about the rise in condo and HOA crime.  It’s escalating and people are tired of it.  The number of ...

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FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT? A DAILY OCCURRENCE IN FLORIDA’S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 27, 2015      

In recent weeks we can read or watch in the News nearly daily reports about fraud and embezzlement in Florida;s community associations...

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EDUCATION IS THE KEY

By Darlys Walker

Published March 25, 2015

We certainly are seeing more and more accusations of misappropriation of Association funds these days. Which by the way is just a ...

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ASSOCIATION CRIME IS ON THE RISE?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 23, 2015

We certainly blogged in the past about Board members and managers getting arrested for stealing association funds. I’m on record as ...

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REMEMBER: WHEN YOU BOUGHT YOUR CONDO, YOU MORE OR LESS ONLY BOUGHT AIR -- AND WALLPAPER?

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 20, 2015

Many condo owners seem to forget that most all of the unit they are living in belongs really to the association, even if it is considered ...

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CHANGES ARE COMING

By Darlys Walker 

Published March 18, 2015

It amazes me at how many people purchase a home in either an HOA Association or a Condominium Association and fail to ...

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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 !