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ARCHIVES 2015

VOTING BY COMPUTER --- LET THE GAMES BEGIN

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 29, 2015

You have all heard the saying “If it ain't broke, don’t fix it.” Apparently, The Florida Legislature overlooked this concept when it recently ...

IT’S NOT GENDER – IT’S BUSINESS SAVVY!

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 26, 2015

All these days – like Father’s Day – are nice, but have in recent years been turned into a money-pit. Congrats to all fathers – you deserve ...

LIFE LESSON COUNT

By Darlys Walker

Published June 24, 2015

Male, Female, Black, White, Jewish, Christian. There are good and bad people with all types of backgrounds. It’s your life experiences ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 22, 2015

Happy belated Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there who are reading the blog today. I hope yesterday was filled with fun and joy ...

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 19, 2015

I may sound like a TV station: Repeats, repeats – and more repeats! And I can only repeat: The fight between lawyers and CAMs is all about ...

LESSON WELL LEARNED

By Darlys Walker

Published June 17, 2015

Many people, especially our devoted leaders, can attest that I am full of opinions and advise on many topics. However, the most ...

CAN A C.A.M. CERTIFY A DIRECTOR?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 15, 2015

Certain issues are more near and dear to my heart than others. This is one of those issues. For those of you that have ever attended a ...

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 12, 2015

I guess the WESTWOOD GARDENS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. in Palm Beach Gardens found out the hard way that ...

Let’s Change It!

By Darlys Walker

Published June 10, 2015

If your documents don‘t contain the phrase, “As amended from time to time”, who and how should the amendment process occur? While ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 8, 2015

Every now and then, the courts of our state issue an opinion in a case involving a condo or HOA that is very important and certainly worth...

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 5, 2015

The provisions in the HOA ACT – that’s how FS 720 will be officially called effective July 1, 2015 – were created in 2004 – as a part ...

THE FIGHT OVER MONEY – OR ATTORNEYS VS. CAMS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 30, 2015

Since many years the CAMS are trying to get a bigger piece of the apple – also called money! Let’s make no mistake, this fight is not ...

ARCHIVES 2015

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 !