ARCHIVES 2021

 

IS YOUR FINING PROCESS FINE?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 24, 2021

Prior to 2010 Florida law only allowed the association to fine for violations of the governing documents, if the ...

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LOTS OF NEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAWS

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 21, 2021 This year’s legislative session created lots of new provisions in the community association statutes. Especially SB 630 -- Community Associations ...

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IMPORTANCE OF BOARD CERTIFICATION

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 19, 2021  

This year brings many changes to our association laws, and many are have been needed for some time.  These changes...

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HERE ARE THE NEW LAWS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 17, 2021

So The Florida Legislature has ended their session and I’m sure everyone wants to know what association laws ...

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NEW LAW DISAPPOINTS CERTAIN ATTORNEYS

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 14, 2021

Quite a few Florida attorneys were already salivating over the idea to sue associations for the idea to sue associations for ...

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COVID RESTRICTIONS

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 12, 2021  

There has been a great deal of hesitation by some associations to reopen amenities such as pools, gyms, ...

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SUING YOUR ASSOCIATION ALLEGING YOU CAUGHT COVID? GOOD LUCK!

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 10, 2021

Many community associations have been scared to open their pools or exercise rooms during the past year ...

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RECORD REQUESTS – LENGTHY LAWS, NO ENFORCEMENT!

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 7, 2021

When State Representative Julio Robaina added FS 718.501(1)(d)7. to the Condo Act, we thought we had ...

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COVID 19: SOME RELIEF FOR ASSOCIATIONS

By Rafael Aquino

Published May 5, 2021  

Associations have, for the most, tried to keep up with the many executive orders and government guidelines from ...

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LIMITING ACCESS TO RECORDS – IT AIN’T EASY.

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published May 3, 2021

Almost every association I ever represented complains about the community pest who won’t stop asking for ...

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UPDATE OF IMPORTANT BILLS

By Jan Bergemann

Published May 1, 2021

Today will be the last day of the 2021 Legislative Session in Florida. All our Community Association Priority Bills ...

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GUIDELINES FOR ASSOCIATION RECORDS REQUEST

By Rafael Aquino

Published April 28, 2021  

Associations’ will always have someone interested in accessing official records. The following are some basic ...

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IOWA SUPREME COURT BRINGS COMMON SENSE TO THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL ISSUE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published April 26, 2021

The Supreme Court of Iowa came out with a big decision regarding emotional support animal law that I’m hoping ...

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LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE

By Jan Bergemann

Published April 23, 2021

I’ve said in the last two weeks what I think about ESA (Emotional Support Animals). So this week I am blogging about an issue dear to my heart: Legislative Reforms: ...

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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 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.


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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 !