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FL CAM EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK|
FLORIDA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER PRE-LICENSING EXAM
PREP WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
1. A Florida community association manager is reviewing the association's
governing documents before making a major operational decision. Which
principle should guide the manager's actions when the declaration, bylaws, and
applicable Florida law appear to address the same issue?
A. The manager should follow whichever document is easiest to administer
B. The manager should ignore statutory requirements when the bylaws provide a
different procedure
C. The manager should determine the applicable legal hierarchy and ensure the
association's actions comply with controlling Florida law and governing
documents
D. The manager should allow individual owners to vote on which rule applies
Answer: C. The manager should determine the applicable legal hierarchy and
ensure the association's actions comply with controlling Florida law and governing
documents
2. A condominium association's board is considering a significant expenditure that
was not anticipated in the approved budget. Before proceeding, what should the
community association manager do first?
A. Authorize the expenditure independently because the manager handles
association finances
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B. Review the governing documents, applicable statutory requirements, available
funds, and board authority before recommending or processing the expenditure
C. Charge every owner an equal amount immediately
D. Delay the expenditure indefinitely regardless of its purpose
Answer: B. Review the governing documents, applicable statutory requirements,
available funds, and board authority before recommending or processing the
expenditure
3. During a board meeting, several unit owners become disruptive and begin
speaking over one another. What is the most appropriate management response?
A. Cancel the meeting immediately
B. Permit unrestricted discussion so that no owner feels excluded
C. Enforce reasonable meeting procedures consistently while allowing owners the
participation rights required by applicable law and governing documents
D. Remove every owner who disagrees with the board
Answer: C. Enforce reasonable meeting procedures consistently while allowing
owners the participation rights required by applicable law and governing
documents
4. A board member asks the community association manager to approve a
contract without bringing it before the board even though the contract exceeds
the manager's delegated authority. What should the manager do?
A. Sign it because the request came from a board member
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B. Execute it only after confirming the appropriate board authorization and
compliance with governing requirements
C. Sign it and obtain approval afterward
D. Ask a vendor to approve it instead
Answer: B. Execute it only after confirming the appropriate board authorization
and compliance with governing requirements
5. An association manager discovers that several owners are significantly
delinquent in assessments. Which action is generally most appropriate?
A. Ignore the delinquency until the owners voluntarily pay
B. Apply the association's lawful collection procedures consistently and in
accordance with applicable Florida law and governing documents
C. Publicly announce the names of delinquent owners without regard to privacy
requirements
D. Waive all delinquent amounts for owners who request special treatment
Answer: B. Apply the association's lawful collection procedures consistently and in
accordance with applicable Florida law and governing documents
6. An owner claims that the association should waive a late charge because the
owner has been a resident for many years. What should the manager consider
before recommending any waiver?
A. Whether the waiver would be consistent with applicable law, governing
documents, and the association's established policies
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B. Whether the owner is personally known by the manager
C. Whether other owners are unlikely to notice
D. Whether the owner threatens to move away
Answer: A. Whether the waiver would be consistent with applicable law,
governing documents, and the association's established policies
7. A condominium association needs to prepare its annual budget. Which
approach best reflects sound association financial management?
A. Estimate only utility expenses and ignore reserves
B. Prepare the budget using reasonably anticipated operating expenses, required
reserve considerations, contractual obligations, and applicable statutory
requirements
C. Base the entire budget on the previous year's total without adjustment
D. Allow each board member to establish a separate private budget
Answer: B. Prepare the budget using reasonably anticipated operating expenses,
required reserve considerations, contractual obligations, and applicable statutory
requirements
8. A reserve account has been established for a major common-area component.
The board wants to use the reserve funds for an unrelated operating expense
because the operating account is temporarily short. What should the manager
do?
FL CAM EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK|
FLORIDA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER PRE-LICENSING EXAM
PREP WITH COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
1. A Florida community association manager is reviewing the association's
governing documents before making a major operational decision. Which
principle should guide the manager's actions when the declaration, bylaws, and
applicable Florida law appear to address the same issue?
A. The manager should follow whichever document is easiest to administer
B. The manager should ignore statutory requirements when the bylaws provide a
different procedure
C. The manager should determine the applicable legal hierarchy and ensure the
association's actions comply with controlling Florida law and governing
documents
D. The manager should allow individual owners to vote on which rule applies
Answer: C. The manager should determine the applicable legal hierarchy and
ensure the association's actions comply with controlling Florida law and governing
documents
2. A condominium association's board is considering a significant expenditure that
was not anticipated in the approved budget. Before proceeding, what should the
community association manager do first?
A. Authorize the expenditure independently because the manager handles
association finances
,2|Page
B. Review the governing documents, applicable statutory requirements, available
funds, and board authority before recommending or processing the expenditure
C. Charge every owner an equal amount immediately
D. Delay the expenditure indefinitely regardless of its purpose
Answer: B. Review the governing documents, applicable statutory requirements,
available funds, and board authority before recommending or processing the
expenditure
3. During a board meeting, several unit owners become disruptive and begin
speaking over one another. What is the most appropriate management response?
A. Cancel the meeting immediately
B. Permit unrestricted discussion so that no owner feels excluded
C. Enforce reasonable meeting procedures consistently while allowing owners the
participation rights required by applicable law and governing documents
D. Remove every owner who disagrees with the board
Answer: C. Enforce reasonable meeting procedures consistently while allowing
owners the participation rights required by applicable law and governing
documents
4. A board member asks the community association manager to approve a
contract without bringing it before the board even though the contract exceeds
the manager's delegated authority. What should the manager do?
A. Sign it because the request came from a board member
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B. Execute it only after confirming the appropriate board authorization and
compliance with governing requirements
C. Sign it and obtain approval afterward
D. Ask a vendor to approve it instead
Answer: B. Execute it only after confirming the appropriate board authorization
and compliance with governing requirements
5. An association manager discovers that several owners are significantly
delinquent in assessments. Which action is generally most appropriate?
A. Ignore the delinquency until the owners voluntarily pay
B. Apply the association's lawful collection procedures consistently and in
accordance with applicable Florida law and governing documents
C. Publicly announce the names of delinquent owners without regard to privacy
requirements
D. Waive all delinquent amounts for owners who request special treatment
Answer: B. Apply the association's lawful collection procedures consistently and in
accordance with applicable Florida law and governing documents
6. An owner claims that the association should waive a late charge because the
owner has been a resident for many years. What should the manager consider
before recommending any waiver?
A. Whether the waiver would be consistent with applicable law, governing
documents, and the association's established policies
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B. Whether the owner is personally known by the manager
C. Whether other owners are unlikely to notice
D. Whether the owner threatens to move away
Answer: A. Whether the waiver would be consistent with applicable law,
governing documents, and the association's established policies
7. A condominium association needs to prepare its annual budget. Which
approach best reflects sound association financial management?
A. Estimate only utility expenses and ignore reserves
B. Prepare the budget using reasonably anticipated operating expenses, required
reserve considerations, contractual obligations, and applicable statutory
requirements
C. Base the entire budget on the previous year's total without adjustment
D. Allow each board member to establish a separate private budget
Answer: B. Prepare the budget using reasonably anticipated operating expenses,
required reserve considerations, contractual obligations, and applicable statutory
requirements
8. A reserve account has been established for a major common-area component.
The board wants to use the reserve funds for an unrelated operating expense
because the operating account is temporarily short. What should the manager
do?
