CMCA PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ 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. Answer: 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.
◉ 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. Answer: 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.
◉ 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. Answer: 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.
◉ 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.. Answer: A.
Negotiate contracts within the bidding process.
◉ 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.. Answer: A. Did not notify
association of their current address. It is the owner's responsibility
to provide current contact information to Management.
◉ 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. Answer: A. Governing documents
, ◉ 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.
D. Can be accomplishment more quickly.. Answer: 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.
◉ TRUE OR FALSE:
The basic authority in a community association lies with the
developer.. Answer: FALSE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ 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. Answer: 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.
◉ 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. Answer: 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.
◉ 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. Answer: 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.
◉ 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.. Answer: A.
Negotiate contracts within the bidding process.
◉ 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.. Answer: A. Did not notify
association of their current address. It is the owner's responsibility
to provide current contact information to Management.
◉ 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. Answer: A. Governing documents
, ◉ 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.
D. Can be accomplishment more quickly.. Answer: 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.
◉ TRUE OR FALSE:
The basic authority in a community association lies with the
developer.. Answer: FALSE
