Hosted and produced by Shu Bartholomew, "On The Commons" is a weekly radio show dedicated to discussing the many issues surrounding mandatory homeowner associations, the fastest growing form of residential housing in the nation.       

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Jan Bergemann joins us "On The Commons" this Saturday. Jan is the founder and president of the Florida-based Cyber Citizens for Justice. He has been heavily involved in all things related to HOAs and Condominiums in Florida and has been active in legislative affairs in Florida.

What happens for the homeowners? Absolutely Nothing! Nothing at all. However, the ever-helpful attorneys, for a fee, of course, make sure that the board members and the managers and committee members and whoever else has a position of power has plenty of enabling legislation to back them up and allow them to do pretty much as they please. But then the homeowners try to wrestle back some of their rights and we see some big lawsuits.

Host Shu Bartholomew and Jan Bergemann discuss the recent events of serious impact in Florida: The Boca View Condominiums record-inspection lawsuits and the arrest of five board members of the Hammock Community Association, Inc., accused of embezzling more than $2million. But it again comes down to this: Laws are only as good as its enforcement -- and enforcement is totally missing in Florida, because the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes is just a joke!

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"On The Commons" is broadcast every Saturday from 2-3 PM ET on Radio Fairfax.  In the Northern Virginia area. On The Commons can be heard on Cox Cable, Channel 37 and Verizon Channel 37.  On Comcast channel 27 in Reston in addition to several more cable channels all across Northern Virginia.  To listen LIVE globally on the internet, go to http://www.radiofairfax.com and click on “Stream Radio Fairfax” . The show can be downloaded on www.onthecommons.net
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Shu Bartholomew
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