2025

 

BOARD MEMBERS HAVE TO KNOW THE BASICS!

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 21, 2025

The system of community associations is based on having owners managing the association business – owners who most ...

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WHY BOARD EDUCATION ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE LAWS - IT'S ABOUT LEADERSHIP

By Rafael Aquino

Published February 19, 2025  

Mandatory board education in Florida has been a resounding success, proving that board members are not looking for an easy ...

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THE CRITICS WERE ALL WRONG

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 17, 2025

All of you know that for more than a decade, I have fought vigorously to make condo and HOA education mandatory for all ...

TRANSPARENCY? REALLY?

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 14, 2025

We hear so much about transparency and the right of owners to inspect all kinds of records – the statutes even list all the records ...

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BEYOND THE BOARDROOM: WHAT IT TAKES TO MANAGE LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS

By Rafael Aquino

Published February 12, 2025  

Managing a community is never easy, and when major repairs arise—especially those tied to life safety and structural ...

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BEFORE YOU GO BAD-MOUTHING YOUR BOARD

By Eric Glazer, Esq.  

Published February 10, 2025

I watched a video recently that was almost hard to believe. 

https://www.ccfj.net/VID/condoLeaveTurmoilVID.mp4 

The video was about a ...

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REGULATORY AGENCY FOR HOAs (FS 720)?

By Jan Bergemann

Published February 7, 2025

Well, it looks like a good start for something that is long overdue: A REGULATORY AGENCY for homeowners’ associations? ...

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WILL AN HOA OMBUDSMAN HELP OR HINDER GOVERNANCE?

By Rafael Aquino

Published February 5, 2025  

Eric Glazer’s recent article asked an important question: Have the prayers of HOA owners been answered? With HB 137 ...

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HAVE THE PRAYERS OF HOA OWNERS BEEN ANSWERED?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published February 3, 2025

The first bills of the Florida legislative session have been filed.  One, HB 137 (Representative Edmonds) and its companion ...

NO CONDO BILLS IN SPECIAL SESSION!

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 31, 2025

Many media articles gave condo owners the false hope that the special session called by Governor Ron DeSantis would deal...

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THE COST OF WAITING: CONDO ASSOCIATIONS WILL FACE BIGGER CHALLENGES

By Rafael Aquino

Published January 29, 2025  

2025 has arrived, bringing the most significant changes Florida condominium associations have ever faced. The Structural ...

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2025 – THE BEGINNING OF MASSIVE CHANGES TO OUR CONDO COMMUNITIES

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 27, 2025

There are certain years that are more defining than others.  Certain years that stand out.  Well, if you live in a Florida condominium ...

ELECTION DISPUTES?

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 24, 2025

We have this week, because of the results of the general election in November, a new President in the White House. This ...

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THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLAINTS VS ACTION IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS 

By Rafael Aquino

Published January 22, 2025  

Community associations often face a barrage of complaints from residents about everything from maintenance delays to budget ...

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OUT WITH THE OLD……….IN WITH THE NEW

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 20, 2025

Whether you’re happy about today’s Presidential Inauguration or not, one thing is for sure and for certain; it’s going ...

SAFETY FIRST?

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 17, 2025

When I see each year the bills for condominiums (FS 718), it seems to me like SAFETY is not a real priority for many condo ...

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THE COST OF SAFETY: WHY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS MUST ACT WITHOUT DELAY 

By Rafael Aquino

Published January 15, 2025  

Safety in community associations is non-negotiable. As board members, your decisions directly impact your residents' ...

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FLORIDA DOING WHAT IT CAN TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRES

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 13, 2025

What a terrible, tragic, horrific, sad, frightening and disappointing week it has been in Los Angeles.  There are almost ...

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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!

By Jan Bergemann

Published January 10, 2025

During the last few years under the Biden government we have seen agencies – like the US Treasury – making all kinds of ...

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UNSEEN CHALLENGES OF MANAGING COMPLIANCE (CTA) IN ASSOCIATIONS

By Rafael Aquino

Published January 8, 2025  

As community association managers, we often navigate the complexities of ever-evolving legislation. The Corporate ...

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THE CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT FIASCO IS FINALLY SETTLED -- FOR THIS WEEK THAT IS

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Published January 6, 2025

I can’t tell you how many e-mails and calls I received about whether condo associations and HOAs must comply with a ...

 

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 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.

 

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 show airing at 7 p.m. each Thursday on YouTube. This show allows viewers to engage in live chats with Eric and other participants but also enables a broader audience to access free advice, making valuable insights more widely available.

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.

As the Co-Founder and CEO of Affinity Management Services, Rafael P. Aquino leads his team to redefine excellence. They serve community   associations   efficiently

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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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 !