The Florida condominium statute provides that:
Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the officers shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure of the board of
administration. Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the
members ...
There
are good managers – and there are bad managers. And then there
are the honest managers – and the dishonest ones. Temptations
are huge, especially if the board allows the manager (or the
management firm) to run ...
The
answer to Eric’s question from Mondays posting is a
resounding, YES!!!!!!.My philosophy is now and has always been, you can’t be
good at everything, so be great at one thing.For us ...
Although
it may be hard to believe, there may be more complaints by
associations about management companies than complaints by
associations against the lawyers who represent the associations.At a minimum...
All the folks who made headlines in the last few weeks should have read the WIKIPEDIA explanation for “NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH”: Neighborhood watches are not vigilante organizations. When suspecting ...
The
Trayvon Martin shooting was a horrible tragedy. No parent should
ever have to bury his or her child, especially at such a young
age and for doing nothing more than walking HIS neighborhood....
When I sat down to write this column, I was going
to initially write about the potential liability that the
association may or may not be facing as a result of George
Zimmerman shooting and killing an unarmed Trayvon ...
This
year the
Florida
legislature obviously tried to bail out everybody who helped to
cause our economy and real-estate market to crash: From bankers
to developers – all the folks who caused the serious problems
...
They
say “The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions”, but I
emphatically disagree. Managing over 165 Associations and
dealing with asphalt that buckles, drainage that flood units,
pools that are leaking, streetlights wired into homes, ...
The
Florida Condominium Act mandates that the developer provide
warranties to the association regarding the common elements,
even in those communities that are converted from rental
housing to condominiums.The
HOA statute...
This
is another typical example of the nonsense coming out of
Tallahassee
– nonsense homeowners living in homeowners’ associations
regulated by FS 720 have to live with. In their desperate
attempts to throw bread crumbs ....
It
seems that whether voting in National, State, Local or HOA
elections, it is more of a popularity contest than a task of
putting the perfect candidate in office. Candidates make
promises...
As
we get closer to election day this coming November, no doubt you
will hear Florida Legislators urge each of you to vote.
Expect to hear lines like"the single most important thing
you can do...
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.
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, 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 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:
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
!
