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ARCHIVES 2021

A TRAGEDY WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 28, 2021

I was lucky enough to be on vacation the past two weeks. This morning, on my last day, I woke up to the tragedy that...

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SOLAR PANELS & CLOTHESLINES

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 25, 2021

Over the years there have been lots of legal fights over solar panels and clotheslines – also called Renewable Energy ...

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EMBRACING CHANGE: RENEWABLE ENERGY

By Rafael Aquino

Published June 23, 2021

Energy conservation laws may, to some extent, supersede architectural guidelines or requirements in the government ...

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YOUR DOCS CAN’T STOP SOMEONE FROM BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 21, 2021

You know those provisions of your governing documents that prohibit owners from altering the appearance of their ...

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PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT THE CRIME

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 18, 2021

Until lately there was a saying: “If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!” And it worked perfectly – no matter ...

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7 STEPS FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY

By Rafael Aquino

Published June 16, 2021

There is a great deal of news and civil debate on the best approach to crime in our society and what should the ...

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THE COST OF CRIME

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 14, 2021

I worked my way through college by working at The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. I loved my job. I ...

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LIFE IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL!

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 11, 2021

Life I getting back to normal: THANK GOD! We all suffered long enough from this Pandemic and it’s really time ...

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COUNT ON YOUR PROFESSIONALS

By Rafael Aquino

Published June 8, 2021

Associations are looking to get back into the swing of normal operations, and that may mean pushing hard to finish ...

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EASE BACK INTO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published June 7, 2021

Well, it looks like the worst of the Coronavirus is behind us. We are vaccinated and the world seems to be coming ...

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HOA ELECTIONS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published June 4, 2021

Since we are blogging this week about all kinds of different topics, I would like to talk about HOA elections. I get ...

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 has practiced community association law for more than 2

decades and is the owner of Glazer and Associates, P.A. a seven attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and satellite offices in Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa.

Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at noon each Sunday 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 10,000 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.

As the Co-Founder and CEO of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to redefine excellence. They serve community associations efficiently

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.

Doral Office: 8200 NW 41^st 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

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 !