M100 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ community association has 3 defining characteristics. Answer:
Membership in the community is mandatory & automatic for all
owners; certain association docs bind the owner & the association to
each other through mandated actions; mandatory lien-based
assessments (maintenance fees) are levied on each owner in order
to operate & maintain the community assocation
◉ lien. Answer: legal claim by one party (community association) on
the property of another (delinquent owner) to obtain the payment
of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
◉ What does the lien do?. Answer: Placing a lien on an owner's
property protects the community association's interests. It
encourages payment of the debt. Consequence of lien is the owner
cant sell or transfer the unit without settling the debt.
◉ Purpose of a community assocation. Answer: to provide for the
community, business, & governance aspects of the association. This
is achieved by administering, maintaining, & enhancing a residential
real estate development, and through the establishment of a system
,of property rights, binding covenants & restrictions, & rules &
regulations.
◉ 3 basic types of residential community associations (1). Answer:
Planned community; owner owns his unit ; community owns any
common areas such as tennis courts, for the use & benefit of the lot
owners
◉ second type. Answer: Condominium; owner owns his living unit &
an undivided interest in the common elements of the community.
Each owner owns a % of the common elements, which consist of
everything except the living units.
◉ third type. Answer: Cooperative; person owns stock or
membership; holds a proprietary lease or occupancy agreement for
his living unit
◉ Proprietary lease or occupancy agreement. Answer: defines the
member or stockholders' rights & obligations in relation to the living
unit. The community association owns all of the real estate as a not-
for-profit corporation.
◉ 3 types of residential community associations can exist by
themselves or can be group in clusters called:. Answer: Master or
umbrella associations: consists of more than 1 residential
community association.
, ◉ Second type. Answer: Mixed-use development-consists of a
mixture of residential & commercial &/or industrial uses grouped
together.
◉ Third type. Answer: 55 & older communities; must have 1 person
who is 55 of age or older living in at least 80% of occupied units.
◉ Sources of legal obligations for a community association. Answer:
Federal, state & local statues, regulations, & case law
◉ second source. Answer: legal documents unique to the community
association that bind the association & its owners
◉ third source. Answer: lender requirements; requirements set by
secondary institutions (ex; FHA, Fannie Mae)
◉ fourth source. Answer: standards set by professional bodies; ex:
auditing standards set the American Institute of CPAs
◉ Types of Federal Laws applying to community associations.
Answer: Equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC);
federal govt prohibits discrimination against otherwise qualified
people in hiring, promotion, dismissal, based on specific
characteristics like race & ethnicity, age, color, gender, religion
MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ community association has 3 defining characteristics. Answer:
Membership in the community is mandatory & automatic for all
owners; certain association docs bind the owner & the association to
each other through mandated actions; mandatory lien-based
assessments (maintenance fees) are levied on each owner in order
to operate & maintain the community assocation
◉ lien. Answer: legal claim by one party (community association) on
the property of another (delinquent owner) to obtain the payment
of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
◉ What does the lien do?. Answer: Placing a lien on an owner's
property protects the community association's interests. It
encourages payment of the debt. Consequence of lien is the owner
cant sell or transfer the unit without settling the debt.
◉ Purpose of a community assocation. Answer: to provide for the
community, business, & governance aspects of the association. This
is achieved by administering, maintaining, & enhancing a residential
real estate development, and through the establishment of a system
,of property rights, binding covenants & restrictions, & rules &
regulations.
◉ 3 basic types of residential community associations (1). Answer:
Planned community; owner owns his unit ; community owns any
common areas such as tennis courts, for the use & benefit of the lot
owners
◉ second type. Answer: Condominium; owner owns his living unit &
an undivided interest in the common elements of the community.
Each owner owns a % of the common elements, which consist of
everything except the living units.
◉ third type. Answer: Cooperative; person owns stock or
membership; holds a proprietary lease or occupancy agreement for
his living unit
◉ Proprietary lease or occupancy agreement. Answer: defines the
member or stockholders' rights & obligations in relation to the living
unit. The community association owns all of the real estate as a not-
for-profit corporation.
◉ 3 types of residential community associations can exist by
themselves or can be group in clusters called:. Answer: Master or
umbrella associations: consists of more than 1 residential
community association.
, ◉ Second type. Answer: Mixed-use development-consists of a
mixture of residential & commercial &/or industrial uses grouped
together.
◉ Third type. Answer: 55 & older communities; must have 1 person
who is 55 of age or older living in at least 80% of occupied units.
◉ Sources of legal obligations for a community association. Answer:
Federal, state & local statues, regulations, & case law
◉ second source. Answer: legal documents unique to the community
association that bind the association & its owners
◉ third source. Answer: lender requirements; requirements set by
secondary institutions (ex; FHA, Fannie Mae)
◉ fourth source. Answer: standards set by professional bodies; ex:
auditing standards set the American Institute of CPAs
◉ Types of Federal Laws applying to community associations.
Answer: Equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC);
federal govt prohibits discrimination against otherwise qualified
people in hiring, promotion, dismissal, based on specific
characteristics like race & ethnicity, age, color, gender, religion
