ARCHIVES 2014

CAN ONE RENEGADE BOARD MEMBER BIND THE ENTIRE BOARD?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 23, 2014

Many of you have seen outgoing board members sign long term contracts with a vendor just before getting off the Board.  Often times, these contracts ...

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EMERGENCY POWERS – OR NEW OPENINGS FOR SCAM ARTISTS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 20, 2014 

Looking at the revised provisions regarding emergency powers after natural disasters it may look like a good idea. But this is Florida – and ...

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ARE YOU READY FOR HURRICANE SEASON?

By Darlys Walker

Published June 18, 2014

Whether you are from a Managed Association or you are Self-Managed, you can take steps to ensure your community and Homeowners are ...

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WHEN YOUR BELONGINGS AND YOUR DOCS GO OUT THE WINDOW

By Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 16, 2014
It’s officially hurricane season here in Florida . Pretty soon, the media will be trying to scare the bejesus out of us the minute a single cloud rolls off ...

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RECALL OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS – ONCE A WELL-WORKING TOOL!

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 13, 2014

When the members of the HOA Task Force voted in 2004 to add the provision of Recall of Board of Directors by written petition to FS ...

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CAN YOU PREVENT THE NEED FOR RECALLS?

By Darlys Walker

Published June 11, 2014

Recalling a Board is seldom successful. Most Homeowners are apathetic to the chaos created by unscrupulous Board members and simply refuse to...

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RECALL PITFALLS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 9, 2014
As many of you already know, just because your next election is far off into the future, this doesn’t mean that in the interim, the current board ...

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55+ HOUSING – OFTEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE!

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 6, 2014

Florida has most likely the biggest number of so-called 55+ communities in the nation. Developers had in the past created many of these ...

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NO KIDS ALLOWED

By Darlys Walker

Published June 4, 2014

I started my career in Real Estate Management in the early eighties in luxury communities that boasted of million dollar fitness centers, business ...

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55 AND OVER COMMUNITIES – A PRIMER

By Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 2, 2014
I remember as a kid when Century Village was being built and Red Buttons was all over the TV in New York telling everyone why they need ...

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SUMMERTIME – AND THE LIVING IS EASY?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 30, 2014

That’s what it said in the famous song. But is that really true – especially for community associations? Let’s make no mistake: There are ...

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PERCEPTION IS REALITY

By Darlys Walker

Published May 28, 2014

“Perception is reality”. I always hated when a former boss would use this saying. I wanted to respond, NO, reality is reality.” As I’ve grown ...

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AS THINGS QUIET DOWN

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 26, 2014

Today is Memorial Day which unofficially kicks off the summer.  It’s a strange and quiet time of year coming up for most associations.  The budget ...

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The “EMINENT DOMAIN” BILL FOR CONDOS

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 23, 2014 

When Senator Steve Geller and Representative Elaine Schwartz filed in 2007 a bill (H407/S 314) they claimed would help condo owners ...

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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 !