ARCHIVES 2013

Nightmare on Foreclosure Street

By Darlys Walker

Published October 23, 2013

It is not a secret that foreclosures are at an all time high or that Florida leads the nation in the number of foreclosures. Nor is it a secret that there have been...

Read more...


ASSOCIATIONS AND NEW MANAGERS BETTER BE CAREFUL WITH COLLECTIONS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published October 21, 2013

A decision of the 4th District Court of Appeals in Yang v. Sebastian Lakes Condominium Association, Inc. was recently handed down, and associations ...

Read more...


IS FORECLOSURE FOR UNPAID DUES THE PANACEA FOR ASSOCIATIONS?

By Jan Bergemann

Published October 18, 2013

I have to answer this question with a resounding “NO!” Many association board members who listened to the advice of their association attorneys and ...

Read more...


Pay or Face Foreclosure

By Darlys Walker

Published October 16, 2013

According to USA Today; “One in five U.S. Homeowners are subject to the will of the homeowners' association, whose boards oversee 24.4 million homes...

Read more...


SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE DEMANDING ASSESSMENTS FROM THE FORECLOSING BANK

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published October14, 2013

Foreclosures still dominate in many community associations across the state.  As a result, frustration among Boards of Directors and residents continue to mount,...

Read more...


THEFT IS THEFT – BE IT TRASHCANS OR OTHER PRIVATE PROPERTY!

By Jan Bergemann

Published October 11, 2013

The trash can caper in a HOA in Kissimmee [Kissimmee HOA walks off with residents' trash bins] is just the latest report about HOA boards going wild. I ...

Read more...


Are Boards Going Too Far?

By Darlys Walker

Published October 9, 2013

Removing someone’s property may be going too far, but what do the bylaws state? Maybe a “fine” would be more appropriate. I’m reminded of an incident ...

Read more...


ONE BOARD'S OBSESSION WITH GARBAGE CANS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published October 7, 2013

Let's do the blog a little differently this week.  Before reading on, click here and watch this report and then come back:

Kissimmee HOA walks off with residents' trash bins

Read more...


IT’S TIME TO REGISTER YOUR HOA

By Jan Bergemann

Published October 4, 2013   

The DBPR officially published this week the webpage that will enable community association managers and/or board members in self-managed associations to ...

Read more...


Baby Steps for HOA’s

By Darlys Walker

Published October 2, 2013

As the saying goes, “Times, they are a changing” and for HOA’s it is a move in the right direction. It’s true that many Americans feel the Government is far too...

Read more...


HOA'S ----- IT'S TIME TO SIGN UP

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 30, 2013

As many of you know, the State of Florida has no idea how many HOA’s there are, or where they are located.  In effect, HOA's have largely been out of sight ...

Read more...


HORRIBLE ORDINANCE – REALLY?

By Jan Bergemann

Published September 27, 2013 

When the Broward County Commission recently passed a new ordinance (2013-29) – actually an addition to the Broward County Human Rights ...

Read more...


Meeting of the Minds

By Darlys Walker

Published September 25, 2013

I find it hard to believe, that in the year 2013, an Association can limit to whom a Homeowner may sell their unit to!!! If there is a "Meeting of the Minds" ...

Read more...


BROWARD'S NEW ORDINANCE

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published September 23, 2013

I don't know if any of you heard yet, but a new Florida law has been passed that says: 1. Public schools are no longer under an obligation to accept your children...

Read more...

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 !