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ARCHIVES 2013

By Darlys Walker

Published March 20, 2013

Eric is absolutely correct. Now that elections are over and new Boards are in place, Complaints are abundant! However there is one complaint that he forgot...

ELECTION TIME IS ALMOST OVER

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 18, 2013

A few months ago, I blogged about election season getting under way. Now, it's time to blog about the fact that election season is just...

HOW REASONABLE IS REASONABLE?

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 15, 2013

It sounds easy when you are being told to create “REASONABLE RULES” – right? But believe me, it’s not the word RULES that ...

Can Rules Be Bent?

By Darlys Walker

Published March 13, 2013

How far can a Board go when enforcing the community bylaws or rules and regulations? Are there instances where the rules should be bent? ...

WHAT'S THE RULE ABOUT MAKING RULES?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 11, 2013

Last Sunday's Condo Craze and HOAs radio show struck a nerve with some listeners. For those of you who missed the show, I discussed the fact that there's an HOA in Pembroke Pines...

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 8, 2013

We hear a lot of hoopla about the proposal to put mandatory homeowners’ associations under the jurisdiction of the DBPR. From outrageous cost ...

CONTROLLING YOUR OWN DESTINY

By Darlys Walker

Published March 6, 2013

During the past year and a half, I have had the privilege of working with Eric Glazer and Jan Bergemann on our weekly blogs, as well as in other areas related to the Management ...

OVER-REACHING REGULATION

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published March 4, 2013

As you all know, Jan and I are trying hard to finally allow the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to have the ability to help the millions of Floridians who live in homeowner associations...

By Jan Bergemann

Published March 1, 2013

Imagine you wake up, turn on the radio and the news tells you that the President issued an executive order dissolving all HOAs in the USA...

COMING FULL CIRCLE

By Darlys Walker

Published February 27, 2013

The majority of Homeowners do recognize the tremendous benefit of owning a home that is part of an Association. The Bylaws and Rules and Regulations go a long way in protecting...

SUPPOSE THERE WERE NO ASSOCIATIONS?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 25, 2013

It is extremely rare today to see any type of housing that is being built in Florida today that is not contained within a community association. While many of us grew up outside the setting of a ...

HAIL TO THE CHIEF?

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 22, 2013

President’s Day is supposedly a day to honor former presidents. It was aimed at US presidents, but isn’t a president a president, no matter what? ...

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...

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, ...

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, ...

ARCHIVES 2013

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 !