ATTENTION
CAMs -- ONE SENTENCE MAY MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
September 20, 2013
It
seems that many Community Association Managers (CAMs) have not
figured out that one little sentence added to FS
468.436(2) can make the difference ...
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NO.…...BUT!!
By
Darlys Walker
Published
September 18, 2013
When preparing for my Georgia Brokers license test, the instructors drilled into me, that as a Real Estate Professional, we would often be asked for an opinion...
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BE
CAREFUL C.A.M.S
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
September 16, 2013
Licensed
professions in
Florida
each have their own set of rules that licensees are required to
follow. For
example, lawyers are required to abide by The ...
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EDUCATING
BOARD MEMBERS CAN SAVE LOTS OF MONEY!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
September 13, 2013
I
always winder how people think that they can be in charge of the
welfare of their neighbors without having a basic idea how they
are supposed to do their ...
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Is
"Free"
Too Good to Be True?
By
Darlys Walker
Published
September 11, 2013
For
most people, the promise of getting something for "free"
sounds too good to be true. There always seems to be a catch or
a gimmick, right? HOLD UP! ...
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IT'S
BACK TO SCHOOL TIME
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
September 9, 2013
It's September. Day camp is over for the kids. It's starting to get dark a little earlier each day and the brutal summer heat is not as bad as it was a few weeks...
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WHY
SHOULD OTHERS PAY FOR GOLF PLAYERS’ ENTERTAINMENT?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
September 6, 2013
For
years, we’ve heard or read about the lawsuits that occur when
associations buy "bankrupt" golf courses from
developers, or when associations make golf...
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Take Back Your Holidays
By
Darlys Walker
Published
September 4, 2013
There
are no holidays or weekends for Board members. You are on call
24/7. Even if you have a CAM managing your Association, I would
venture to say...
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LABOR DAY --- NO THANK YOU
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
September 2, 2013
Last
year on Labor Day, Condo President Leava Mealoni had the day off
from her real job, working at the local day care center,
changing diapers and ...
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THE
STATUTES ALLOW REVOCATION OF VOTING RIGHTS – BUT …
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
August 30, 2013
It’s
definitely debatable if a homeowner or condo owner should lose
his/her voting rights because of unpaid association dues. Eric
explained that in his blog...
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You've
Got to Pay to Play
By
Darlys Walker
Published
August 28, 2013
The
right to vote is a privilege most Americans treasure. I also
agree there should be some sort of due process before losing
that privilege. But, over regulating ...
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LOSING
YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
August 26, 2013
As
we all know from our days in grade school, this country was
founded on the principle of “no
taxation without representation”
and, more importantly, the idea...
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THE RESERVE FUNDS THAT ARE NOT “REALLY” RESERVE
FUNDS!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
August 23, 2013
Much
has been said and written about reserve funds and the necessity
for associations to have well funded reserves. Even some of the
elderly folks who...
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Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best
By
Darlys Walker
Published
August 21, 2013
An
article that was recently published on July 28th,
2013 in the New York Times, stated that, according to the "Stanford
Act", FEMA is prohibited from providing..
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IS
YOUR BUDGET READY FOR A HURRICANE?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
August 19, 2013
As
our listeners of the Condo Craze and H.O.A.'s radio show know,
we've been spending some time recently telling them how they can
make their property ...
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