ARCHIVES 2019
TOO LATE! PARADISE IS ALREADY LOST!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published June
14, 2019
I don’t think that anybody in his/her right mind can call Florida a
PARADISE anymore! I live in ..
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LET US TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GROWTH…
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 12, 2019
As a South Florida resident for the past nineteen years, I’ve seen
the significant changes our city and state ...
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WILL PARADISE SOON BE LOST?
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 10, 2019
As a result of higher taxes, out of control homelessness and
crime, the news continues to report that people ...
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A GOOD ATTORNEY IS WORTH GOOD MONEY
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
June 7, 2019
I know that many
people don’t like to pay the high legal fees a good attorney is
charging. But, make no mistake, a ...
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THE ROLE OF THE BOARD
By
Rafael Aquino
Published June 5, 2019
Serving on the Board of Directors comes with many challenges;
however, understanding what your ...
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THE FINE LINE OF BEING A GOOD BOARD MEMBER
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published June 3, 2019
I have always said that there is nothing worse than a Board
member simply taking up a chair at Board ...
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LICENSED CAMS AND MANAGEMENT FIRMS?
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May
31, 2019
As usual –
there are good, there are bad and in this case there are even
horrible management firms. The ...
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WHO SHOULD TEACH?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published May 29, 2019
The board member certification course is a popular course given the
state requirements imposed on board ...
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WHEN THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY GOES
TOO FAR
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published May 27, 2019
I previously wrote a column about how difficult it is to be a
community association manager. The amount of hats
...
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MORE THAN JUST A “CONFLICT OF INTEREST”!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May
24, 2019
In my opinion a
management firm should manage – as the name says – and not turn into
a “We-Do-It-All” ...
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published May 22, 2019
I believe more needs to be done to
protect condo and homeowner associations when it comes to ...
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MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT WANT TO DO IT ALL
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published May 20, 2019
Over the years there has been a rise in management companies
that want to do more than just ...
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LITTLE CHANGES
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May 17, 2019
Well, the Florida
legislature made it this year real easy for me. I only have to make
a few little changes...
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IS CHANGE COMING?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published May 15, 2019
For years I’ve seen residents abuse the request for Emotional
Support animals. Don’t get me wrong I know ...
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LEGISLATIVE / FIRE SAFETY – UPDATE
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published May 13, 2019
So, The Florida Legislature wrapped up its 2019 session last
week. In a word, when it came to community ...
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GAMBLING IS FUN – BUT DANGEROUS!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published May 10, 2019
Let’s be honest: We all love to gamble – one way or another. But
beware of the laws regulating gambling ...
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DO YOU NEED TO GAMBLE?
By
Rafael Aquino
Published May 8, 2019
As I mentioned in my previous post,
seeing owners come together and enjoy each other’s company
defines...
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About
HOA & Condo Blog
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Eric Glazer graduated from
the University of Miami School of Law in 1992 after
receiving a B.A. from NYU. He has practiced community
association law for more than 2
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decades and is the owner of Glazer
and Associates, P.A. a seven attorney law firm with offices in
Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and satellite offices in Naples,
Fort Myers and Tampa.
Since 2009, Eric has been the host of
Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at noon
each Sunday 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 10,000 Floridians all across the state. He is
certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The Florida Supreme Court
and has mediated dozens of disputes between associations and unit
owners. Eric also devotes significant time to advancing legislation
in the best interest of Florida community association members.
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As the Co-Founder and CEO
of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to
redefine excellence. They serve community associations
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and effectively with
dedication and passion. Rafael’s energy and positive
spirit is the foundation of Affinity Management
Services’ company culture, which instills enthusiasm and
excitement when providing expert advice to its board
members and relieving the day-to-day burdens of running
a community association.
Since 2007, Rafael has
developed a work culture that values responsive and
high-quality services. He has led his team by following
a proactive vs reactive philosophy. The same approach
Rafael instills in the day to day operations of each
association. Today, Affinity Management Services
maintains its success and benefits as a result of the
foundation Rafael has built and continues to foster by
providing educational seminars, continuing education
classes for association managers and board members
alike.
Rafael and his team help condominium and homeowners’
associations save money and improve their communities.
His calm, personable, and service-oriented nature helps
him to establish strong relationships with ease. Rafael
is known as a sincere and honest leader who looks out
for the best interests of his clients and communities,
and he strongly advocates for their needs. His role
requires coordination and communication, as such he
takes logical and intelligent steps to approach
challenges head-on.
As a graduate of Florida International University’s
electrical engineering program and a licensed community
association manager, Rafael’s education and skills equip
him with unique insights to tackle complex problems
through critical thinking. He understands how each
component within a system works together in order to
effectively arrive at solutions, techniques, and
conclusions. Therefore, as he manages the multiple
challenges of running a community association management
company, he understands how each property is its own
unique system and tailors’ specific services to assure
that all their needs are met.
For more information about Rafael P. Aquino and Affinity
Management Services please visit
www.ManagedByAffinity.com or call 1-800-977-6279.
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Doral Office: 8200 NW 41st ST
Suite 200
Doral, FL 33166
Broward Office: 150 S Pine Island RD Suite 300
Plantation, FL 33324
O: 800-977-6279 ● F: 305-325-4053
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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
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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
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