ARCHIVES 2014

THE ENEMY WITHIN

By Darlys Walker

Published May 21, 2014

Eric has warned you about the “Eager Beaver Developer” trying to buy up your property and terminate your Association. But don’t think for ...

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HERE TODAY --- GONE TOMORROW

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 19, 2014

Although you may not know it, your condominium could be terminated by a vote of the owners. This simply means that the provisions of ...

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DANGEROUS CONTRACTS – GREAT KICKBACKS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 16, 2014

Most board members clearly lack the necessary knowledge to read between the lines of contracts – and that’s where the real important ...

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WHO SIGNED THIS?

By Darlys Walker

Published May 14, 2014

When assuming management of a community, I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard Board Members complain about all the contracts...

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BEFORE SIGNING THAT CONTRACT…

By Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published May 12, 2014
I can’t tell you how many times a new client has come into the office and proceeded to show me a contract that they already signed, without ...

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WHO PAYS FOR THE MISTAKES?

By Jan Bergemann 
Published May 9, 2014 
The food fight between attorneys and community association managers is still raging. I guess the only issue they agree: “Who will pays the bills?” ...

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WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.

By Darlys Walker

Published May 7, 2014

This week, I’d like to take a slightly different approach to our blog topic. Our faithful readers know I defend all rights of the Homeowners and ...

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NEW LAW PROVIDES HIGH STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 5, 2014

The Florida Legislature just passed a new bill that creates high standards for Florida’s community association managers and management ...

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NO BOARD MEETINGS NEEDED?

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 2, 2014 

We hear it all the time: Our board never holds board meetings. The only meeting being announced is the annual membership meeting – and ...

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NO NOTICE, NO MEETING, NO DECISION

By Darlys Walker

Published April 30, 2014

No matter how many times we say it, some Boards just won’t listen. Any time a quorum of the Board gathers to discuss Association business; a ...

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SO WHEN IS A MEETING A MEETING?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published April 28, 2014
Without a doubt, one of the most common complaints unit owners hurl at their Board of Directors is that the Board hold private meetings that the ...

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

By Jan Bergemann

Published April 25, 2014

That’s the Headline of our Educational Website – a website that explains how things can – and should -- be done in community associations. It’s ...

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COME ONE, COME ALL, IT’S FREE!!

By Darlys Walker
Published April 23, 2014
Where can you go for free education and certification to serve on an Association Board? Where can you go for awesome support and ...

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GET READY FOR A FUN DAY!

By Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published April 21, 2014
While an education requirement is not mandatory for condo and HOA board members, I wish it were. The more educated Board members are ...

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QUO VADIS FLORIDA?

By Jan Bergemann

Published April 18, 2014

Many of us are always asking: "What is happening to the Florida I once knew?" Let’s face it, many things have changed in Florida since you ...

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FLORIDA GETS IT RIGHT

By Darlys Walker

Published April 16, 2014

As a licensed Broker in a number of states, as well as managing Associations throughout the southeast, I have to say for all the complaining we hear ...

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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 !