{"id":131920,"date":"2025-08-14T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/14\/karel-costa-armas-the-condo-detective\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:12:03","slug":"karel-costa-armas-the-condo-detective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/14\/karel-costa-armas-the-condo-detective\/","title":{"rendered":"Karel Costa-Armas: The Condo Detective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"190213\" class=\"elementor elementor-190213\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60916641 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"60916641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div 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class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_pinterest\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b81e751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b81e751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Karel Costa-Armas, consultant and expert witness for the community association management industry, has more than two decades of experience investigating everything from personal injury claims, security negligence, animal attacks, shootings, and other matters involving litigation with HOAs and condominiums. Although he has served plaintiff and defense, approximately 80 percent of his work is for the defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntegrity is important. It\u2019s pretty tough to shade something in a different light when there is a possibility of a highly experienced attorney or another expert witness with just as much skill, information, and experience as you on the other side who can easily call your bluff. When I get inquiries, I always tell the attorney, \u2018Please understand, I\u2019m going to tell you the same information, the same opinion, whether you represent the plaintiff or the defendant.\u2019\u201d Many of his expert cases involve work for attorneys representing insurance companies defending associations and management companies.<\/p>\n<p>As to the consulting work in general, he discovered many of the homeowner groups were frustrated or angry because they could not find the help they needed to investigate their complaints. These complaints ran from the spurious to the serious. \u201cMost complaints come as criminal allegations and accusations of theft and other criminal activities. The average homeowner with serious concerns felt like they had no one to turn to, so I would get calls and emails. One day I said to myself, \u2018I\u2019m going to put myself out there and I\u2019m going to help and do some consulting for these people. I found myself just having a lot of chats and a lot of talks. And then the legal firms heard about me, and I started getting calls,\u201d Costa-Armas says.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a03a6ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a03a6ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33cb2991\" data-id=\"33cb2991\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34da9c77 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"34da9c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8ce63e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c8ce63e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrity is important. It\u2019s pretty tough to shade something in a different light when there is a possibility of a highly experienced attorney or another expert witness with just as much skill, information, and experience as you on the other side who can easily call your bluff.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a62ae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a62ae4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e5f9287\" data-id=\"1e5f9287\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f670ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f670ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/karel-costa-armas6-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-190442\" alt=\"Karel Costa-Armas\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-209e8e76\" data-id=\"209e8e76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b409241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b409241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delving Into a New Chapter<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c15e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c15e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>His investigation style involves intensive paperwork, document and other information reviews combined with traditional police-style legwork, which generally revolves around the standard of care issues in an HOA or condominium association. Most issues he investigates involve condominiums rather than HOAs because they have larger projects and have multimillion-dollar budgets, such as luxury high rises. The quality of his work has earned him the unofficial title of \u201cthe condo detective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He reviews a lot of contracts between the association and vendors and contracts between the association and management. He examines protocols and the different procedures and operational processes that are in place, or should be in place, or could have been in place. He also looks at governing documents and applicable state statutes as to who did what they were supposed to and who did not. Once his services are engaged, he receives dozens of documents, requiring 10 to 30 hours for just the initial review.<\/p>\n<p>Field work includes on-site visits to gauge circumstances, distances, and different environmental situations that might lead to a stronger or a different opinion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23beb15b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23beb15b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-520beed1\" data-id=\"520beed1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5ff9ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d5ff9ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>He joined the U. S. Army\u2019s 82nd Airborne Division and after leaving the military served as a police officer in Miami-Dade County for about eight years. Those experiences assist in his helping law firms, insurance carriers, frustrated homeowners, and board members by sharing strategies. In-depth analysis into community association procedures and practices are part of his job.<\/p>\n<p>He is aided by a creative and investigative nature, which created a desire to look at the legal documentation and discovery and lawsuits to sift through it to find what was done properly and what was done improperly. \u201cI help legal counsel find the needle in the haystack and help them strategize their case, develop the questions for depositions or trial, or maybe just help them realize the strength of the case and help them settle,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Costa-Armas lacked experience in the consulting field and as an expert witness, but he was not intimidated by the challenge. He immediately began researching and educating himself through books, podcasts and even trial depositions.<\/p>\n<p>While studying his soon-to-be profession, Costa-Armas invested considerable time in court observing how the process worked in the real world. He says he was always in awe of how adept attorneys on each side are in asking questions and changing angles and then coming back to the same point from an entirely different approach. \u201cThat, to me, is one of the most impressive things I observed. Now, being on the receiving end of that interrogation is not always the most comfortable position to be in. Skilled and experienced attorneys will have a fantastic strategy and they\u2019re there to trip you up. As an expert witness, you have to always be in top form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His expert witness investigations run the gamut from the simple slip and fall to the serious wrongful death. Personal injury, trip and fall, premise liability cases are the most common. Occasionally, his cases are more dramatic such as an animal attack in which a dangerous animal breed has mauled someone. Wrongful death cases can involve a shooting or some other form of homicide.<\/p>\n<p>Costa-Armas says his job is to provide an honest opinion. Even though the \u201cugly truth\u201d of a situation may sometimes prove to be uncomfortable for his client. He says that even the most uncomfortable truths in a case will help the attorney\u2019s firm develop a sound strategy for depositions, settlements or trial. \u201cI have an inclination into finding details. I am a fault finder and a nitpicker. I sift through the details. I like to look at things, pick them apart and put them back together. In my community management profession, I\u2019m known as a fixer. I\u2019m the guy that they call to find out what and how something really happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e47509f\" data-id=\"e47509f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05c1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e05c1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/karel-costa-armas2-678x1024.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-190436\" alt=\"Karel Costa-Armas\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270ee8e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"270ee8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb848c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb848c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I am a fault finder and a nitpicker. I like to look at things, pick them apart and put them back together. In my community management profession, I&#8217;m known as a fixer. I&#8217;m the guy that they call to find out what and how something really happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12838c21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12838c21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13cb5ebc\" data-id=\"13cb5ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f2942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12f2942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025ExpertWitnessCosta-1024x332.png?resize=1024%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-190509\" alt=\"Karel Costa-Armas feature\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30193809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30193809\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67848767\" data-id=\"67848767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272478b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"272478b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/karel-costa-armas7-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-190445\" alt=\"Karel Costa-Armas\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d345550\" data-id=\"7d345550\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4284f73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4284f73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding the Right Expert Witness<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29457102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29457102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Costa-Armas advises attorneys seeking a qualified expert witness in his field to find someone who has real-world experience. Conduct online research to see if the individual person has any published work or appearances in interviews that indicate they are qualified. He advises looking carefully at body language, mannerisms and patterns of writing.<\/p>\n<p>An expert witness must not only be an expert, but to be effective must also look the part. \u201cYou\u2019re not there just to provide an opinion. You\u2019re providing an expert opinion based on experience and training. When you\u2019re testifying or in a deposition, you want to appear professional, number one. You want to be perceived as an honest and caring person. You care about the case, and you want to competently explain the answer to the question you\u2019re being asked.\u00a0 And when it comes to a trial, you want to be perceived as a professional, experienced, knowing expert, so you had better be and appear the expert you are,\u201d Costa-Armas says.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has he studied how to be an expert witness, he shares his knowledge and experience.\u00a0 He produces a series of online videos on YouTube addressing the subjects related to community management and how to handle the legal challenges in that industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5774cc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5774cc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f39afc\" data-id=\"7f39afc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c4605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00c4605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>His extensive background in law enforcement is especially helpful during depositions when body language and the details of investigation are at play. He says that picking up on someone\u2019s \u201ctells\u201d can be a key element in discovery of the truth. Minute nervous twitches that an inexperienced investigator might miss could be essential in determining if the individual person is telling the truth. Stuttering, hesitation, nervous laughter or squirming movements can reveal significant information to the trained eye. He says that the nervousness in someone is an obvious \u201ctell,\u201d but also apparent over-confidence can be equally revealing. \u201cThese little things can make a big difference, but you need to be aware of them and have the ability to really \u2018read\u2019 someone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discipline is also key to his success, and he gives much credit to his skill in jiu jitsu, the Japanese martial art of close, personal combat. He is a purple belt. The skill is a way of maintaining good physical shape, developing confidence for tense situations, and in disciplining the mind for unexpected challenges. \u201cIt helps with being able to put in long hours of work. It also sets a good example as a dad. I have four kids and being physically fit is critical to having a good balance in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1981a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d1981a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/karel-costa-armas5.jpg?resize=1000%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-190433\" alt=\"Karel Costa-Armas\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Costa-Armas at his jiu jitsu studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d823d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d823d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Costa-Armas says that being the parent of four kids is also a pretty good aid in his work, particularly in depositions. \u201cI just know that even though I haven\u2019t been in this business very long, I\u2019ve been on this earth a little bit and I\u2019m a parent, so having four kids also gives you the experience of being a walking lie detector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that after five decades of being on this earth, I have found my calling. I was not expecting when I started consulting to have such serious cases and such involved participation in litigation. I enjoyed a great deal because it is interesting, and I really do feel that I am helping.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b444aa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b444aa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ea8e3b8\" data-id=\"5ea8e3b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e9a8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65e9a8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At a Glance<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30188803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30188803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION<\/strong><br \/><strong>CONSULTING<\/strong><br \/>Odessa, FL 33556<br \/>786-205-3235<br \/><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeownerassociationconsulting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HomeownerAssociationConsulting.com<\/a><\/span><br \/><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeownerassociationconsulting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.CondoDetective.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d9eee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30d9eee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AREAS OF EXPERTISE<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a5cd0e elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"29a5cd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Premises Liability         <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Homeowner Associations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Condominium Associations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Condominium Security<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Liability Insurance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Luxury Highrise <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Property Management <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Commercial Real Estate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inadequate\/Negligent Security<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Landlord\/Tenant <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Property &amp; Casualty Insurance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Residential Real Estate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Slip, Trip &amp; Fall<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fb4b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57fb4b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDUCATION<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afbeb8a elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4afbeb8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Law Enforcement Academy, Miami Dade College, 1995<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">PCAM, Community Association Institute, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76cbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f76cbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASSOCIATIONS &amp; Accreditations<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b910e9f elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b910e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">PCAM Designation, Community Association Institute<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AMS Designation, Community Association Institute<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CMCA Designation, CAMICB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Licensed Community Association Manager, State of Florida<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Real Estate Broker\u2019s License<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mortgage Broker\u2019s License<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Law Enforcement Academy Miami Dade College<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f2df26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f2df26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d589e36\" data-id=\"4d589e36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d93031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71d93031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read More Stories<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7949c9aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_hero_9_elementor\" data-id=\"7949c9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_hero_9_elementor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_heroblock jeg_heroblock_9 jeg_col_3o3 jeg_hero_style_1 jnews_module_190213_8_68aba643280d3   tiny-slider\" data-margin=\"0\" data-autoplay=\"yes\" data-delay=\"3000\">\n<div class=\"jeg_hero_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_heroblock_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post jeg_hero_item_1 format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_container\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"jeg_postformat_icon\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\/vendor-interview\/craig-l-moskowitz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container thumbnail-background\" data-src=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/craig-moskowitz1-750x500.jpg\">\n<div class=\"lazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/craig-moskowitz1-750x500.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\/vendor-interview\" class=\"category-vendor-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vendor Interview<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_info\">\n<h2 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\/vendor-interview\/craig-l-moskowitz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">From Blueprints to the Bench: Craig L. 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