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Written by Eric M. Glazer · Florida attorney
Some of you have asked where I have been this week after not being reachable by phone, e-mail or even on the Condo Craze Radio Show. Well, I had an epiphany this week. I write this blog having gotten home from the hospital just a few hours ago. Last Sunday evening I was on vacation in Charleston, South…
Read more → As a result of higher taxes, out of control homelessness and crime, the news continues to report that people living in Northeastern states are moving out in droves and the beneficiary is Florida. Our population continues to explode. Who would ever have thought that the population of Florida would exceed…
Read more → Insurance is a very strange product. Everyone is scared to death to be without it, but when it’s time to put in a claim, everyone is scared to death to use it. Delay in reporting a claim to your insurance company can be a costly mistake. Every policy contains provisions that require the insured to report…
Read more → In three days it’s July 4th. Our country’s birthday USA flags will be flying everywhere, even in our community associations and even if the Board in that association says take it down. Why then are there fights ever year on the news about Boards attempting to force owners to take the flag down? The…
Read more → Ihave written several blogs about a unit owner’s responsibility to look after their unit, even when they go away for the summer or back to their home in the northern part of the country. Does the same responsibility apply to members of the Board? I believe it does. Board members deserve breaks too. They…
Read more → So, The Florida Legislature wrapped up its 2019 session last week. In a word, when it came to community association law, the session was simply unproductive. Not a single community association law bill passed. There was one change that effects high-rise condominiums however. There was an attempt made to…
Read more → Even though I just completed a difficult stretch of teaching lots of board certification classes all over the state, I always like to think of ways to improve the seminar and keep attendees entertained on one hand, but promote just how serious the topic is on the other. While I take my responsibility to…
Read more → Ihave always said that there is nothing worse than a Board member simply taking up a chair at Board meetings and refusing to participate...
Read more → Ipreviously wrote a column about how difficult it is to be a community association manager. The amount of hats that a community...
Read more → The 2019 session of The Florida Legislature is quickly drawing to a close. So, what new laws can we expect to see that will have an...
Read more → Over the years there has been a rise in management companies that want to do more than just manage the accounting and official records of...
Read more → tried to avoid posting any blog about the embarrassment that is Broward County’s election system. I almost made it. One interesting...
Read more → Sometimes you just have to shake your head in amazement at some of the laws that exist. Here’ an example: We all know that a “Meeting of...
Read more → This INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR agreement is entered into by and between Annael Harrrar (contractor) and CLS DISTRIBUTORS, FL. LLC,...
Read more → If there is one discrepancy between condominium and homeowner association law that makes absolutely no sense, it’s the laws regarding...
Read more → We have all been in circumstances where someone promised something, reneged on that promise and we wished we had the original promise in writing. “Getting it in writing” can also be crucial in the condominium and HOA context. Several years ago our firm successfully argued the case of Curci Village…
Read more → We all know that condominium and homeowner associations sue and get sued all the time. Are there any specific obligations to inform the unit owners that the association has filed suit? Are there any specific obligations to inform the owners or potential buyers that the association has been sued? Believe…
Read more → Today is my 51st birthday. I’m also in London at the moment taking in the sights with the family. We’ll also get to see Paris, Amsterdam and Bruges. A fun and exciting week lies ahead. And then, it’s back home to the HOA that I live in and the condominium association I work in. Today, I’m obviously in…
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