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A LABOR DAY TRADITION CONTINUES
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published September 4, 2023
Yves Takenenuf is a Board member at Black and Blue Condo, a 100
unit condo located in Central Florida that borders on a lake, a
forest and is clearly a little slice of heaven. It’s even a 55
and over community. So what can go wrong?
Yves is a dedicated Board member who works tirelessly for his
condominium. He has looked forward to Labor Day as a day where
even he would be able to find a few hours of peace, quiet and
alone time.
Yves starts the day with breakfast on his 5th floor
balcony that overlooks the pool. The orange juice is fresh
squeezed and the pancakes are fluffy. The sun is out and the
Florida heat has yet to start. Paradise. Until Sally Screamer
catches a glimpse of Yves enjoying his food. Even though it’s
7:30 in the morning, Sally berates Yves about the pool heater
being broken and how the water is freezing. Yves reminds Sally
that her yelling is waking up everyone in the building but Sally
keeps saying What? What? What? As quietly as he can Yves tells
Sally that the heater is not broken and that the water is
actually 92 degrees. Sally says it’s freezing and gives Yves
the one finger salute. There goes breakfast.
Yves moves off the balcony and back into his unit. The phone
rings. David Delinquent in Unit 310 is on the phone. David,
who hasn’t paid his assessments since Christmas wants to know if
the condo will be serving free bar b que ribs, chicken and steak
this Labor Day. Yves says there is no bar b que today and David
says he’s filing a complaint with the DBPR.
Yves thinks that maybe it’s best to just leave the condo for the
day. As he opens the door to leave his unit, there’s Bernice
Balbreker about to knock. Startled, Yves says hello but Bernice
starts screaming about the fact that she hears the condo has to
start an expensive 50 year recertification that will cost
millions and she isn’t paying a dime because her Cable TV never
worked right. Yves explains that the condo isn’t undergoing a
50 year recertification because the condo is only 22 years old.
Bernice won’t have it and demands her HBO.
Yves needs to get out. He runs to his car and there is Andrew
Anoyance standing right by the driver’s door. Andrew tells Yves
that he had a feeling Yves would eventually need his car and
that’s why he decided to wait by the door. Andrew wants Yves to
approve his tenants. Yves says he doesn’t know who the tenants
are because Andrew hasn’t bothered to fill out the form. Andrew
says he is suing Yves, calling the police and will lay down in
front of Yves car until his tenants are approved. Rather than
cause a scene, Yves turns around and decides to go back to his
unit.
Xavier Zukiper is on the elevator with a turkey. That’s right a
turkey. Yves asks Xavier why he brought a turkey on the
elevator. Xavier explains that it’s an emotional support
turkey. It’s actually prescribed by his doctor to help
alleviate stress. Yves asks Xavier for the doctor’s card.
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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 three decades and is the owner of
Glazer and Sachs, P.A. a five attorney law firm with
offices in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
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Eric is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in
Condominium and Planned Development Law.
Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze
and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at 11:00 a.m.
each Sunday on 850 WFTL.
See:
www.condocrazeandhoas.com.
Eric is the first attorney in the State of
Florida that designed a course that certifies condominium and
HOA residents as eligible to serve on a Board of Directors and
has now certified more than 20,000 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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