Chapter 2 Community Association Manager Expected Questions With Verified Answers

CHAPTER 2 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER
EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
CAM

ANSWER
Community Association manager



Question 2.
Manager or management firm

ANSWER
The board by decide to delegate or hire a?



Question 3.
The board may NEVER delegate it's responsibility for __________-__________ or _________
________________.

ANSWER
Decision -making or policy judgements



Question 4.
Community Association Manager (CAM)

ANSWER
Person licensed to provide management services to a community association.



Question 5.
Community Association Management Business (CAB)

ANSWER
Firm that provides community association management services.



Question 6.
CAMs/CABs are governed by:

ANSWER
F.S. 455 and 468 (Part VII) F.A.C. 61-62 F.A.C. 61E-14




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,Question 7.
CAM

ANSWER
Performs certain practices that require substantial specialized knowledge, judgement and managerial
skill for compensation for a community association.



Question 8.
The manager of a community association must be a licensed CAM if:

ANSWER
The association or associations served contain more than 10 residential budget or budgets in excess
of $100,000 (cumulative (add all)to either of these for a manager that services more than one
community)



Question 9.
Practices defined by statute, performed by a CAM/CAB, include:

ANSWER
-assist in providing notice of or conduct a community association meeting -calculate and prepare
certificates of assessment and estoppel certificates -calculate the votes for a quorum or to approve a
proposition or amendment -collect amounts due to the association before filing a civil action
-complete forms related to the management of a community association that have been created by
statute or by a state agency -comply with the associations governing documents and the
requirements of law as necessary to perform such practices if a community association -coordinate
maintenance for a residential community association -coordinate or perform maintenance for real or
personal property and other related routine services involved in the operation of a community
association -determine amounts due to the association -determine the number of days required for
statutory notices -draft meeting notices and agendas -draft pre-arbitration demands -negotiate
monetary or performance terms of a contract subject to approval by an association -prepare budgets
or other financial documents for a community association -perform other day to day services that are
involved community association



Question 10.
Unlicensed practice of law (UPL)

ANSWER
The FL Supreme Court issued an opinion that certain activities performed by a CAM/CAB may require
the use of a community association lawyer or else may constitute?




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, Question 11.
Community Association management firm or community association management business
(CAB)

ANSWER
A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship, or other
similar organization involved in the business of community association management to engage in
certain practices that require substantial specialized knowledge, judgement, and managerial skills for
compensation.



Question 12.
CAB

ANSWER
Have the same responsibilities as a CAM?



Question 13.
One must have a CAB license if?

ANSWER
The association or associations served contain more than 10 residential units OR have an annual
budget or budgets in exlative (add all)to either of these for a manager that services more than one
community)



Question 14.
CABs must have?

ANSWER
CAMs - or those who work for them to serve Community Associations must have the license as legally
required by FL Statute



Question 15.
CAB must have attests ______ licensed CAM

ANSWER
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Question 16.
F.S. 468 Part VIII

ANSWER
If there is not at least one licensed CAM in a CAB then the CAB license is automatically canceled
during the period there is no CAM




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