CMCA Practice Test Questions with correct answers(under construction)

C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak to elements OTHER than a control to ensure maintenance work is completed. Which of the following is a common management control for ensuring maintenance work is performed in a timely manner? A. A purchase order system B. An equipment warranties C. A work order/response form D. A contractor's invoice C. Maintenance responsibility chart along, with the governing documents, defines parameters of association maintenance responsibility. The other answers have no bearing on necessity of maintenance or maintenance responsibility. The primary management control tool for identifying whether the association needs to maintain a particular property element is: A. Physical inspections B. Association bylaws C. Maintenance responsibility chart D. Community asset inventory B. Re-roofing the buildings - Large contracts involving significant material purchase and/or use of sub-contractors commonly include lien waivers and should be recommended to the board. A, C, and D typically do not include significant material purchases or the use of sub-contractors so a waiver of lien is not necessary. In what type of a contract would a waiver of lien by recommended? A. Repair of the HVAC system B. Re-roofing the buildings C. Repair of the pool pump D. Annual tree pruning B. Maintain certain limits of insurance - Co-insurance seeks to the limits of insurance in place at the time of a loss and speaks to insurance obligation for the parties involved in the claim. Co-insurance does not obligate the Association to pay a deductible. Provides no obligation to provide insurance for homeowners. What does "Co-Insurance" obligate the Association to do? A. Pay the deductible B. Maintain certain limits of insurance C. Cover the depreciated value of all association buildings D. Provide insurance for homeowners A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding process. Incorrect Answers: B. Employment practices liability insurance is typically purchased by an association that has employees to provide coverage against certain types of claims by those employees, and usually accompanies a workers compensation insurance policy. C. The association MUST NEVER assume that contractors carry their own insurance coverage and should require all contractors to provide evidence of insurance. D. D&O insurance policies is designed to pay for wrongful acts that do not lead to property damage (PD), bodily injury (BI), personal injury (PI), or advertising injury (AI); an example of a claim for coverage under D&O would be if a board of directors is accused of not uniformly enforcing rules or covenants. Therefore, it is unlikely that the services of independent contractors would lead to claims under D&O. When an association contracts out all of its services and has no employees, it is a best business practice to: A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding process. B. Purchase employment practices liability insurance. C. Assume the contractors carry their own insurance coverage. D. Increase the coverage under the D&O insurance policy.