ARCHIVES 2013

Best Practices

By Darlys Walker

Published February 13, 2013

As a Management Firm we are blessed to manage communities in 5 states. Through my travel and oversight as CEO, I have a fairly ...

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Flip Side of the Coin

By Darlys Walker

Published February 20, 2013

Certainly our hats go off to those individuals who give their heart and souls to serve as President of their Association. To the countless individuals who work...

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HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY!

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 18, 2013

Today is President's Day.  Today, our thoughts and attention are turned to such great names as Washington and Lincoln.  But what about Jones, Smith, ...

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KANGAROO COURT – OR JUDGE, JURY AND EXECUTIONER?

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 15, 2013

Honestly, there was a reason that our Constitution only allows government entities fining power over citizens. And since our community associations are not government entities, ...

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Best Practices

By Darlys Walker

Published February 13, 2013

As a Management Firm we are blessed to manage communities in 5 states. Through my travel and oversight as CEO, I have a fairly ...

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ARE YOU FINE WITH FINES?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 11, 2013

So what is an association to do if Sally plays her music too loud too often? What about if Joe fails to pick up after his dog? Or suppose Sam parked his...

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SENATE BILLS ARE FILED – NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 8, 2013

The Senate Bills are filed [S580 + S 596], but now the real work starts. As Eric phrased it: We got you to the Red Zone, now it’s up to you to score the touch downs! Let’s not forget, ...

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Fair and Square

By Darlys Walker

Published February 6, 2013

Thanks to the hard work of Eric and Jan, the introduction of SB-580 and SB-596 is a giant leap for mankind!! OK, I exaggerate...

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H.O.A. MEMBERS --- IT'S NOW UP TO YOU

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 4, 2013

If this were a football game, I would say that Jan Bergemann and I helped get you to the red zone.  Our two bills have now been filed...

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DISCRIMINATION IS LIKE A PEST – IT’S EVERYWHERE!

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 1, 2013

The comments from many blog readers – posted on the website or e-mailed to me directly – showed that discrimination is widely spread. Many people...

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Great Minds Think Alike

By Darlys Walker

Published January 30, 2013

As a Homeowner, you purchased your home as an investment. A place of pride, a place to build a life, raise a family, make friends...

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DISCRIMINATION PART TWO

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 28, 2013

Last week's blog about discrimination hit a nerve with many of our readers. Suffice to say that many of you believe it still exists in regards to color ...

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DISCRIMINATION – ALIVE AND WELL!

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 25, 2013

I have lived and worked in many different countries all over the world, but nowhere was discrimination so much alive and well as here...

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Keep Your Opinions to Yourself

By Darlys Walker

Published January 23, 2013

Like Eric, as CAM's we are often approached by Board Members or Homeowners who want to place racially motivated...

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DOES DISCRIMINATION STILL EXIST?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 21, 2013

It only makes sense that on today's national holiday of Martin Luther King Day, we discuss the topic of racial, religious or other forms of discrimination in your association...

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH? BE CAREFUL IN ASSOCIATIONS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 18, 2013

Not a day goes by without hearing the famous words “FREEDOM OF SPEECH” mentioned – either in radio, TV or your newspaper. The FIRST...

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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 is currently entering his 20th year as a Florida lawyer practicing

community association law and is the owner of Glazer and Associates, P.A. an eight attorney law firm in Orlando and Hollywood For the past two years Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show 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 2,500 Floridians. He is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes between associations and unit owners. Finally, he recently argued the Cohn v. Grand Condominium case before The Florida Supreme Court, which is perhaps the single most important association law case decided by the court in a decade. 


Darlys Walker

Darlys Walker, Founder and CEO of Condominium Concepts Management, Inc. (CCM), is recognized for her straight talk, subject matter expertise, and valued insights regarding real

state management, leasing, and HOAs. Her company serves a diverse portfolio of properties, from 16-units up to 600 as well as large mixed-use developments.  

 

   From its beginnings in 2000, CCM has become a well-respected asset manager and now works with over 100 associations with 16,000 units served by over 300 employees. Darlys and her team deliver resources and responsiveness through six regional offices - in Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Charleston, Nashville and Atlanta.

  

   Darlys Walker is best known for her passion and precision, understanding that the only difference that matters in today's demanding marketplace is service delivery ... doing what is promised and what is right. She knows that every community serves two masters ... the property owner/developer and the resident/homeowner. "If we are not equally responsive to both, we are not doing our job," she states.  

 

   Her clients say it best: "Darlys really knows her stuff" ... "at the top of her profession and it shows in the caliber of her clients" ... "delivers quality resources that match up well with needs and expectations that are really rigorous."  

 

   She is a licensed Real Estate Broker in four states, holds an Associate's Degree in Marketing and has earned the Accredited Real Estate Manager designation from the Georgia Institute of Real Estate Management. Also she is one of few certified as a Lead-Based Paint Abatement & Removal Trainer in Georgia.

  

   Darlys Walker and her team have been selected to manage the condominium conversion process and day-to-day operations for many of the Southeast's most high-profile condominium communities including luxury high-rises, mid-rises and garden-style homes. Most recently she has been recognized as an expert in 're-versions' of communities from condominiums to leased homes, as well as repositioning projects. A visionary and a tireless perfectionist, Darlys demonstrates hands-on leadership, working individually with each client and staff associate to achieve defined business outcomes and satisfaction.  

  For more information about Darlys Walker and Condominium Concepts Management, Inc. please visit www.condominiumconcepts.com.


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 !