ARCHIVES 2024
SO YOU THINK THERE’S NO FRAUD IN ELECTIONS?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published November 11, 2024
So many of the new laws this
year are focused on charging people with a crime for
intentionally tampering with the election...
TALKING ELECTION NIGHT?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published November 8, 2024
In his blog posted on Monday, Eric said that he is not talking
politics. WELL, I DO! If we want to see owner-friendly bills
enacted...
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FOSTERING POSITIVE
CHANGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
By
Rafael Aquino
Published November 6, 2024
In Florida,
community associations rely on board members to act in the best
interests of the residents. But how do you know ...
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ELECTION NIGHT
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published November 4, 2024
And here
we find ourselves………..the election is here. And this
one is significant. No doubt that whoever wins will
probably ...
WHAT’S REALLY SCARY?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published November 1, 2024
I hope you all had fun at Halloween and saw enough scary costumes –
and not too many bad tricks But many condo owners ...
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CREATING CONNECTIONS
DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON
By
Rafael Aquino
Published October 30, 2024
As we enter the festive season,
communities have a wonderful opportunity to foster connection and
create a vibrant ...
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more...
SOME
HALLOWEEN FUN
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published October 28, 2024
We did this last year
and it was fun. Certainly we can all use some fun.
It’s Ok. I think we all deserve it. So, let’s
have ...
IS ELECTRONIC VOTING SAFE?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published October 25, 2024
In the last years the Florida
Legislature was all gung-ho with allowing electronic voting in
community associations [FS 718.128,...
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THE POWER OF TEAMWORK
IN MANAGING ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS
By
Rafael Aquino
Published October 23, 2024
In today's world, the focus has often
shifted from collaboration and growth to finding faults and calling
out mistakes...
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more...
YOUR ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION IT AIN’T AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS –
PART TWO
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published October 21, 2024
So last week we spoke about all of the things that can go
wrong with your first and second notice of the annual
meeting...
ELECTION INTEGRITY? NOT IN COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATIONS!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published October 18, 2024
This country is permanently fighting over election integrity – and
elections in community associations see their fair share of ...
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PREPARING FOR A
SUCCESSFUL ASSOCIATION ELECTION
By
Rafael Aquino
Published October 16, 2024
Preparing early for your association's
annual elections is crucial to ensure everything runs smoothly,
legally, and in ...
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more ...
YOUR ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION IT AIN’T AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published October 14, 2024
So we’re now in that time of year where the first notices of
the annual election must go out for the association, whether
or ...
LIABITY FOR "BODY OF WATER"?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published October 11, 2024
I always wonder why folks in this country always think that somebody
else should be liable for their negligence. And that ...
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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, FL 33166
Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300
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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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