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ARCHIVES 2024

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 13, 2024

Another Year comes to an end – and it was quite a “wild” year. I already got my Christmas wish fulfilled in November – and ...

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 11, 2024

As the year draws to a close, it's time to pause, reflect, and appreciate the remarkable efforts that make our communities more ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 9, 2024

What a year 2024 was. Florida particularly had it tough. Here, in our state, we not only had to deal with perhaps the most ...

HAVING TO SELL YOUR UNIT?

By Jan Bergemann

Published December 6, 2024

It looks like more and more condo owners realize that their budget can’t afford the “real cost of living” in a condo after the ...

By Rafael Aquino

Published December 4, 2024

Eric Glazer's recent blog, "So You Want to Sell Your Condominium Unit?" highlights a critical aspect of condominium ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published December 3, 2024

When it’s comes to buying commercial real estate, it’s always been caveat emptor or let the buyer beware. Well, when ...

MORE FORECLOSURES ON THE HORIZON?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 29, 2024

We saw a huge wave of foreclosures rolling over Florida’s condominium communities in 2007/2008, caused by a horrible ...

A THANKSGIVING MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE

By Rafael Aquino

Published November 27, 2024

As we prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to you, the readers of this blog...

FORECLOSURES ARE ALREADY RISING

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 25, 2024

I can tell you this………delinquent accounts are on the rise. And this is before mandatory reserves and for many, mandatory ...

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HOA BOARD ELECTIONS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 22, 2024

No matter how you look at the statutes regulating HOA election procedures [FS 720.306(8) + (9)] it’s pretty obvious ...

By Rafael Aquino

Published November 20, 2024

Following a well-organized election, the next critical step for any homeowners or condominium association is ensuring a ...

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published November 18, 2024

Last week we spoke about all the errors that can be made before we even get to the annual meeting and election night. Today, ...

ELECTIONS -- OR A NIGHTMARE?

By Jan Bergemann

Published November 15, 2024

Elections are the talk of the town in the moment – not only in Washington, but as well in Florida’s community associations...

By Rafael Aquino

Published November 13, 2024

Election season in Florida's homeowners and condominium associations can be stressful, and allegations of election fraud ...

ARCHIVES 2024

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 !