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WE’VE HAD IT!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
November 3, 2017
Let’s
make it very clear: This blog was created for educational
purposes and is paid for by the three bloggers or their
firms/organizations. Eric Glazer, Darlys Walker and Jan
Bergemann are the three bloggers and we are setting the topics
and we are writing the blogs.
IT IS OUR BLOG!
For many
years it went peaceful and nice and everybody seemed to be happy
with the contents. The comments were civilized and referred to
the topic of the week!
That was
until a few months ago when two new posters appeared on the
scene. They have tried to take over the blog and flooded the
blog with their comments. No matter what the topic: They know it
all and were not afraid to give legal advice in their posted
comments. And we have seen quite a few serious mistakes in the
interpretation of the Florida statutes. Remember: Here in
Florida there is a big difference between condominium statutes
(FS 718) and homeowners’ association law (FS 720).
I already
had to block one of them because of his offensive and insulting
language.
Let’s
make it very clear: In our blog we are asking for comments –
comments related to the topic of the week.
We don’t
need Blog-Hogs, Know-It-Alls and People who need to get rid of
their frustrations to fill the pages.
I’m sick
and tired answering e-mails from frustrated blog-readers who
write privately because they don’t want unwanted responses to
their comments from other blog readers.
If you
don’t like the bloggers, don’t like the topics or what we
bloggers write, please remember: Nobody is holding a gun to your
head forcing you to read the blog, comment on it – or visit the
website in the first place. If you feel you know it all and need
to write lengthy interpretations of what you think the Florida
statutes – or governing documents you don’t even know – say,
please create your own blog, attract your own readers and
discuss with them what you think is right.
Please don’t use our blog as your mouth-piece.
So – here
is the deal: We want to have a peaceful blog, with friendly
comments written in a civilized manner.
I don’t
want to act like the CAI or some well-known media outlets
deleting comments or even removing the comment box at all.
But if
certain people force me to do what needs to be done to get back
to our former ways, I’m gladly making a few clicks on my
computer and block folks who don’t follow the guide-lines.
Please be
nice and friendly – and treat each other with respect!
AND WE CAN ALL BE FRIENDS!
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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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