ARCHIVES 2021
ESA SIMPLIFIED
By
Rafael Aquino
Published April 21, 2021
The
topic of emotional support animals is complex and every case is
unique. Allot of time has been spent in this ...
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FLORIDA’S EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL STATUTE – PART THREE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published April 19, 2021
It’s amazing when you think about it……. I get asked questions
about emotional support animals all the time. ...
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WHY ALLOWING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
ANIMALS IN CONDOS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published April
16, 2021
We all know that
there are lots of different kinds of condos with specific rules,
like for example 55+ and NO-PET
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WHAT DOCUMENTATION CAN YOU REQUEST?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published April 14, 2021
The
association must walk a fine line when handling emotional support
animal issues. These conversations
...
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FLORIDA’S EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL STATUTE – PART TWO
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published April 12, 2021
Suppose an owner or a renter makes a request to keep an
emotional support animal. Suppose further that the
person’s...
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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL – REALLY?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published April 9, 2021
Let’s face it:
There are many reasons why people buy into a NO-PET community. One
being: ALLERGIES AGAINST ...
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ESA Changes
By
Rafael Aquino
Published April 7, 2021
There have been some changes in Florida
statutes as it relates to emotional support animals. This was much
...
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FLORIDA’S EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL STATUTE – PART ONE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published April 5, 2021
Florida now has a statute that clarifies what associations
should and should not do when someone asks to have an...
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SCREENING POTENTIAL RENTERS AND OWNERS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published April 2, 2021
We hear so much about screening and/or approving potential
buyers and/or owners. And we hear as well ...
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STREAMLINING YOUR APPLICATION
PROCESS…
By
Rafael Aquino
Published March 31, 2021
Most association struggles with new resident management. The
underlying concern is about knowing who is moving ...
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BUT THEY WEREN’T SCREENED AND APPROVED!
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published March 29, 2021
I often times get phone calls from board members who are upset
about the fact that some new owner went through the...
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NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT – IT’S A BOARD MEETING
By
Jan Bergemann
Published March 26, 2021
Over the years I
have seen many association boards trying to circumvent the
requirements of holding a board meeting...
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IT IS A BALANCING ACT FOR BOARD
MEMBERS
By
Rafael Aquino
Published March 24, 2021
Having a dual role as neighbors and board members can be difficult
to balance and even ...
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WHEN IS A MEETING A MEETING?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published March 22, 2021
It’s funny how many times over the years, Boards have told me
“We weren’t having a meeting, we were only talking ...
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WARNING SIGNS IGNORED?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published March 19, 2021
Paying attention to warning signs can be very important –
especially for your financial health. Small repairs and ...
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About
HOA & Condo Blog
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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
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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.
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As the Co-Founder and CEO
of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to
redefine excellence. They serve community associations
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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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Doral Office: 8200 NW 41st 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
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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
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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
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