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FLORIDA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER PRELICENSURE
COURSE EXAM LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 EDITION
Florida Community Association Manager Prelicensure Course — Questions with
Rationales
PART 1: CAM LICENSURE LAW AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
1. Under Chapter 468 Part VIII of the Florida Statutes, which state agency is
responsible for the licensure and regulation of community association managers?
A) Florida Department of Financial Services
B) Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
C) Florida Department of Real Estate
D) Florida Department of State
Answer: B
Rationale: The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the
state agency responsible for the licensure and regulation of community association managers
under Chapter 468 Part VIII, Florida Statutes. The DBPR oversees the Division of
Professions and administers the CAM licensing examination through its testing vendor.
2. What is the minimum number of prelicensure education hours required for an
individual seeking a community association manager license in Florida?
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A) 8 hours
B) 12 hours
C) 16 hours
D) 24 hours
Answer: C
Rationale: All community association manager applicants must satisfactorily complete a
minimum of 16 in-person classroom hours of instruction of 50 minutes each within 12
months prior to the date of examination. No applicant shall be allowed to take the licensure
examination unless the applicant provides documentation of completion of the requisite
prelicensure education.
3. What percentage of the 16-hour prelicensure education course is allocated to
procedures for noticing and conducting community association meetings?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
Answer: C
Rationale: The 16 hours of prelicensure education shall be comprised of courses in specific
areas, with procedures for noticing and conducting community association meetings
accounting for 25% of the curriculum. This is one of the most heavily weighted topics on the
course and examination.
4. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for an individual to obtain a
community association manager license in Florida?
A) Be at least 18 years of age
B) Complete 16 hours of prelicensure education
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C) Have a bachelor's degree in business administration
D) Pass a background check
Answer: C
Rationale: A bachelor's degree in business administration is not a requirement for CAM
licensure. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, complete the required prelicensure
education, pass a background check, and successfully pass the licensure examination. There
is no minimum education degree requirement for the CAM license itself.
5. What is the maximum dollar amount budget threshold that triggers the requirement
for a community association management firm to be licensed?
A) $50,000
B) $75,000
C) $100,000
D) $150,000
Answer: C
Rationale: A community association management firm or other similar organization
responsible for the management of more than 10 units or a budget of $100,000 or greater
shall not engage or hold itself out to the public as being able to engage in the business of
community association management in this state unless it is licensed by the department as a
community association management firm.
6. Which of the following correctly describes the licensure requirement threshold for an
individual community association manager in Florida?
A) A license is required only if the association has more than 50 units
B) A license is required only if the annual budget exceeds $250,000
C) A license is required if the association contains more than 10 units or has a budget
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exceeding $100,000
D) A license is never required for volunteer managers
Answer: C
Rationale: A Florida CAM license is required for individuals who receive compensation for
qualifying community association management services when the association or associations
served contain more than 10 units or have an annual budget or budgets exceeding $100,000.
7. What is the term length for a community association management firm license in
Florida?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 4 years
Answer: B
Rationale: Community association management firm licenses shall expire on September 30
of odd-numbered years and shall be renewed every 2 years. An application for renewal shall
be accompanied by the renewal fee as required by statute.
8. Which of the following actions is permitted for a person who has had their
community association manager license revoked?
A) Immediately applying for a new license
B) Serving as an officer of a community association management firm
C) Having no ownership interest or employment with a CAM firm for 10 years after
revocation
D) Continuing to manage associations on a volunteer basis
Answer: C
Rationale: A person who has had his or her community association manager license revoked
FLORIDA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER PRELICENSURE
COURSE EXAM LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026 EDITION
Florida Community Association Manager Prelicensure Course — Questions with
Rationales
PART 1: CAM LICENSURE LAW AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
1. Under Chapter 468 Part VIII of the Florida Statutes, which state agency is
responsible for the licensure and regulation of community association managers?
A) Florida Department of Financial Services
B) Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
C) Florida Department of Real Estate
D) Florida Department of State
Answer: B
Rationale: The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the
state agency responsible for the licensure and regulation of community association managers
under Chapter 468 Part VIII, Florida Statutes. The DBPR oversees the Division of
Professions and administers the CAM licensing examination through its testing vendor.
2. What is the minimum number of prelicensure education hours required for an
individual seeking a community association manager license in Florida?
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A) 8 hours
B) 12 hours
C) 16 hours
D) 24 hours
Answer: C
Rationale: All community association manager applicants must satisfactorily complete a
minimum of 16 in-person classroom hours of instruction of 50 minutes each within 12
months prior to the date of examination. No applicant shall be allowed to take the licensure
examination unless the applicant provides documentation of completion of the requisite
prelicensure education.
3. What percentage of the 16-hour prelicensure education course is allocated to
procedures for noticing and conducting community association meetings?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
Answer: C
Rationale: The 16 hours of prelicensure education shall be comprised of courses in specific
areas, with procedures for noticing and conducting community association meetings
accounting for 25% of the curriculum. This is one of the most heavily weighted topics on the
course and examination.
4. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for an individual to obtain a
community association manager license in Florida?
A) Be at least 18 years of age
B) Complete 16 hours of prelicensure education
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C) Have a bachelor's degree in business administration
D) Pass a background check
Answer: C
Rationale: A bachelor's degree in business administration is not a requirement for CAM
licensure. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, complete the required prelicensure
education, pass a background check, and successfully pass the licensure examination. There
is no minimum education degree requirement for the CAM license itself.
5. What is the maximum dollar amount budget threshold that triggers the requirement
for a community association management firm to be licensed?
A) $50,000
B) $75,000
C) $100,000
D) $150,000
Answer: C
Rationale: A community association management firm or other similar organization
responsible for the management of more than 10 units or a budget of $100,000 or greater
shall not engage or hold itself out to the public as being able to engage in the business of
community association management in this state unless it is licensed by the department as a
community association management firm.
6. Which of the following correctly describes the licensure requirement threshold for an
individual community association manager in Florida?
A) A license is required only if the association has more than 50 units
B) A license is required only if the annual budget exceeds $250,000
C) A license is required if the association contains more than 10 units or has a budget
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exceeding $100,000
D) A license is never required for volunteer managers
Answer: C
Rationale: A Florida CAM license is required for individuals who receive compensation for
qualifying community association management services when the association or associations
served contain more than 10 units or have an annual budget or budgets exceeding $100,000.
7. What is the term length for a community association management firm license in
Florida?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 4 years
Answer: B
Rationale: Community association management firm licenses shall expire on September 30
of odd-numbered years and shall be renewed every 2 years. An application for renewal shall
be accompanied by the renewal fee as required by statute.
8. Which of the following actions is permitted for a person who has had their
community association manager license revoked?
A) Immediately applying for a new license
B) Serving as an officer of a community association management firm
C) Having no ownership interest or employment with a CAM firm for 10 years after
revocation
D) Continuing to manage associations on a volunteer basis
Answer: C
Rationale: A person who has had his or her community association manager license revoked
