ARCHIVES 2024
HOA'S & CONDO'S AFTER
A STORM
By
Rafael Aquino
Published October 9, 2024
A few weeks
ago, Hurricane Helene left its mark on Florida's west coast,
reminding us once again of the unpredictable ...
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THE BODY OF WATER DOCTRINE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published October 7, 2024
We too often here about a child drowning in a body of water.
So many of our beautiful communities are built next to...
RECORD INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS: A JOKE!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
October 4, 2024
Another homeowner won against his association in Appeals Court for
not allowing him to inspect the records in a timely manner
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THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS MAINTAINING A WEBSITE & RECORDS
By
Rafael Aquino
Published October 2, 2024
I n
today's digital age, transparency and accessibility are essential
for building trust within community associations. ...
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APPEALS COURT MAKES IT CLEAR EVEN TO A SMALL HOA:
ALLOW ACCESS TO THE ASSOCIATION’S OFFICIAL RECORDS OR ELSE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published September 30, 2024
Wayside is a small, ten-home, self-managed homeowners’
association located in Seminole County. Pecchia and Porter
both ...
CONDO OWNER – WANT TO SAVE YOUR
HOME?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published September 27, 2024
The media is permanently reporting
about condo-owners complaining about the financial impact of the
CONDO SAFETY BILL HB 1021. ...
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BUILDING A THRIVING
COMMUNITY: WHY CULTURE MATTER MORE THAN RULES
By
Rafael Aquino
Published September 25, 2024
In today's world of association
governance, it's easy to get caught up in rules, regulations, and
amendments—sometimes to ...
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CAN A CONDO PREVENT OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN ONE UNIT?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published September 23, 2024
Often times, condominium associations amend their documents
in an attempt to prevent an owner from owning more...
SOLUTION FOR CONDO CRISIS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published September
20, 2024
In all honesty,
and I am sorry to say this, I don’t think there is a feasible
solution for the condo crisis. Latest developments have ...
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NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES AHEAD:
NO ONE-SIZE FITS-ALL SOLUTION
By
Rafael Aquino
Published September 18, 2024
The
upcoming wave of special assessments or loans for condo repairs,
inspections, and SIRS reserves is creating a...
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IT’S TIME FOR BANKS OR OUR GREAT STATE TO COME TO THE RESCUE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published September 16, 2024
Last week I made it clear that Floridians better understand
that if they cannot afford the mandatory wave of special
assessments ...
SOLVING THE CONDO CRISIS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published September 13, 2024
I don’t really think there is a good solution to the pending
condo crisis. Lots of money is required, money many condo owners ...
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NAVIGATING OWNER
PUSHBACK: HOW MANAGEMENT CAN GUIDE ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH TOUGH
TRANSITIONS
By
Rafael Aquino
Published September 11, 2024
In the wake of recent legislative
changes in Florida, condominium associations are facing a new era of
mandatory ...
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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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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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