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C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak to elements OTHER than a
control to ensure maintenance work is completed. - Answer 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. - Answer 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. - Answer 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. - Answer 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
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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. - Answer
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.
A. Did not notify association of their current address. It is the owner's responsibility to
provide current contact information to Management.
Incorrect:
B. The duty to notify all owners of meetings belongs to the Board, which is often
delegated to Management.
C. Signing a petition to hold a meeting is not legal notice of the meeting. The duty to
notify all owners of meetings belongs to the Board, which is often delegated to
Management.
D. The notice of meetings is sent to the "Owner of Record" at the last known
address. In the case of multiple owners sharing title to a unit, the owners of that unity
have the duty to notify the Board/Management which one of the owners will receive
notices, and provide current contact information. - Answer If an owner fails to receive
notice of a meeting, the association is not responsible if the owner:
A. Did not notify association of their current address.
B. Does not usually attend the meetings.
C. Already signed the petition to call the meeting.
D. Shares title with multiple owners.
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A. Governing documents
Incorrect:
B. The maintenance plan is plan for doing repairs.
C. Will show financial position but not what maintenance work is required.
D. Reserves are funded separately for long term repairs. - Answer What is the
primary source of requirements when developing the association's annual
maintenance budget?
A. Governing documents
B. State law
C. Annual audit
D. Reserve Study
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition. Under the modified
accrual basis, also sometimes referred to as modified cash basis, some accounts,
such as assessment income, are maintained on the accrual basis and other
accounts, such as interest or other miscellaneous income accounts, and some
expenses, such as miscellaneous repairs, are maintained on a cash basis. The
accrual of major expenses in particular, such as a contract for landscaping, trash
removal, etc., regardless of non-receipt invoices, gives the read a much more
accurate depiction of the association's financial standing, as the accruals serve to
alert the reader to recognition of obligations that the association must meet.
Incorrect:
A. Audit work is and should be conducted by an independent CPA on a scheduled
basis, typically annually. The accuracy of such work will be wholly determined by the
person(s) performing such work.
C. It is not necessarily accurate to say that board members will understand one type
of accounting system over another as the make-up of boards is different in various
associations. In particular a board member with an accounting background will have
no trouble understanding reports produced on all bases of accounting.
D. If anything it may take more time to produce a report on the modified accrual
basis as the person preparing the report is likely to have to take more time to
analyze various items of income and expense to determine the best way to report
those transactions. - Answer The best reasoning for recommending the modified
accrual accounting method is that, compared to cash accounting, it:
A. Will make future audit work more accurate.
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition.
C. Is more easily understood by board members.
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C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak to elements OTHER than a
control to ensure maintenance work is completed. - Answer 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. - Answer 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. - Answer 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. - Answer 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
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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. - Answer
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.
A. Did not notify association of their current address. It is the owner's responsibility to
provide current contact information to Management.
Incorrect:
B. The duty to notify all owners of meetings belongs to the Board, which is often
delegated to Management.
C. Signing a petition to hold a meeting is not legal notice of the meeting. The duty to
notify all owners of meetings belongs to the Board, which is often delegated to
Management.
D. The notice of meetings is sent to the "Owner of Record" at the last known
address. In the case of multiple owners sharing title to a unit, the owners of that unity
have the duty to notify the Board/Management which one of the owners will receive
notices, and provide current contact information. - Answer If an owner fails to receive
notice of a meeting, the association is not responsible if the owner:
A. Did not notify association of their current address.
B. Does not usually attend the meetings.
C. Already signed the petition to call the meeting.
D. Shares title with multiple owners.
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A. Governing documents
Incorrect:
B. The maintenance plan is plan for doing repairs.
C. Will show financial position but not what maintenance work is required.
D. Reserves are funded separately for long term repairs. - Answer What is the
primary source of requirements when developing the association's annual
maintenance budget?
A. Governing documents
B. State law
C. Annual audit
D. Reserve Study
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition. Under the modified
accrual basis, also sometimes referred to as modified cash basis, some accounts,
such as assessment income, are maintained on the accrual basis and other
accounts, such as interest or other miscellaneous income accounts, and some
expenses, such as miscellaneous repairs, are maintained on a cash basis. The
accrual of major expenses in particular, such as a contract for landscaping, trash
removal, etc., regardless of non-receipt invoices, gives the read a much more
accurate depiction of the association's financial standing, as the accruals serve to
alert the reader to recognition of obligations that the association must meet.
Incorrect:
A. Audit work is and should be conducted by an independent CPA on a scheduled
basis, typically annually. The accuracy of such work will be wholly determined by the
person(s) performing such work.
C. It is not necessarily accurate to say that board members will understand one type
of accounting system over another as the make-up of boards is different in various
associations. In particular a board member with an accounting background will have
no trouble understanding reports produced on all bases of accounting.
D. If anything it may take more time to produce a report on the modified accrual
basis as the person preparing the report is likely to have to take more time to
analyze various items of income and expense to determine the best way to report
those transactions. - Answer The best reasoning for recommending the modified
accrual accounting method is that, compared to cash accounting, it:
A. Will make future audit work more accurate.
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition.
C. Is more easily understood by board members.
