What the Hell Did I Just Buy?: What They Don’t Tell You About Condos, HOAs, and the Cost of Community Living (Condo Craze and HOAs)

If you live in a condominium or homeowners association, you think you understand how it works. You don’t.

Behind the meetings, the budgets, and the rules is a system most people only begin to understand when something goes wrong… and by then, it can cost thousands, or more.

In What the Hell Did I Just Buy? , Florida attorney Eric M. Glazer pulls back the curtain on the real world of community associations. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience representing boards and homeowners, along with insights from the long-running Condo Craze and HOAs show, he explains what actually happens behind the scenes… and why.

The collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside wasn’t just a tragedy…it was a wake-up call. This book breaks down what led to it, what it exposed about the system, and why those same risks existed in communities across Florida—and beyond.

This is not a legal textbook. It’s a real-world guide to surviving the system.

Inside, you’ll learn:

Why assessments suddenly skyrocket The hidden dangers of waiving reserves How board power really works… and when it goes too far Why being “right” doesn’t always matter How misinformation turns neighbors into enemies What the Surfside tragedy exposed about the system From financial shocks to political battles, from everyday disputes to catastrophic failures… this book explains how condo and HOA living really works.

Because in a condo or HOA…
you don’t just own your home.

You share the consequences.