ARCHIVES 2024

 

DOES A DEVELOPER ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO TERMINATE A CONDO?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published August 5, 2024

Let me tell you what you should be looking for in your condominium documents after you stop reading this: the provisions ...

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NO REGULATORY AGENCY FOR HOAs?

By Jan Bergemann

Published August 2, 2024

Since the HOA TASK FORCE convened in 2003-2004 we have been asking the Florida Legislature to add HOAs to the jurisdiction ...

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THE LEGISLATIVE DISPARITY: HOAs vs CONDOS

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 31, 2024  

When discussing the regulation of community associations, it is impossible to overlook the disparity in legislative oversight ...

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AND WHAT ABOUT HOAs?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 29, 2024

When our blog was published last week about the new powers of the DBPR, some owners in HOAs really were ...

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IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DIVISION!

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 26, 2024

Looking at the new Condo Laws (FS 718) it seems that the Florida legislators was sick and tired of hearing complaints ...

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INCREASED POWERS FOR THE DBPR: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 24, 2024  

The recent expansion of powers granted to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) marks a significant ...

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THE DBPR HAS LOTS OF NEW POWER – WILL THEY USE IT?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 22, 2024

There have been lots of complaints over the years that when condominium owners bring their complaints to the DBPR and ...

MANDATORY EDUCATION – FOR FREE!

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 19, 2024

Now everybody has to attend seminar, if you are – or want to become – a board member. And so do community association ...

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A TRIUMPH IN LEGISLATION

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 17, 2024  

For years, I have been a staunch advocate for requiring HOA board members to attend a course before serving on a community...

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MANDATORY EDUCATION IS HERE AND SO ARE THE CLASSES

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 15, 2024

We fought long and we fought hard, but we got what we wanted; mandatory education for all condo board members ...

FLYING FLAGS IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 12, 2024

What flags can you fly if you live in one of Florida’s countless community associations? That’s a question many courts ...

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THE CHALLENGE OF DECISION-MAKING IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS 

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 10, 2024  

Leadership in community associations often involves navigating complex and contentious issues that can stir strong ...

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WHICH FLAG CAN YOU FLY?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 8, 2024

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July long weekend.   More than any other day of the year, it certainly is the day to fly the flag ...

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MORE NEW LAWS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published July 5, 2024

The Florida Legislature enacted this year lots of bills dealing with community association rules and living. Everybody ...

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IMPACT OF HB 293: A CALL TO ACTION FOR BOARDS & ARC COMMITTEES

By Rafael Aquino

Published July 3, 2024  

With the recent passing of HB 293, Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and Architectural Review Committees (ARCs) must ...

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SOME OTHER NEW ASSOCIATION LAWS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published July 1, 2024

While not the ones that got the most attention, there were a few other bills that were signed into law by the Governor ...


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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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Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300

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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 !