Chapter 2: Community Association Manager – HOA Roles, Responsibilities and
Governance Study Guide
CAM - ANS ✔✔Community Association manager
Manager or management firm - ANS ✔✔The board by decide to delegate or hire a?
The board may NEVER delegate it's responsibility for __________-__________ or _________
________________. - ANS ✔✔Decision -making or policy judgements
Community Association Manager (CAM) - ANS ✔✔Person licensed to provide management
services to a community association.
Community Association Management Business (CAB) - ANS ✔✔Firm that provides community
association management services.
CAMs/CABs are governed by: - ANS ✔✔F.S. 455 and 468 (Part VII)
F.A.C. 61-62
F.A.C. 61E-14
CAM - ANS ✔✔Performs certain practices that require substantial specialized knowledge,
judgement and managerial skill for compensation for a community association.
The manager of a community association must be a licensed CAM if: - ANS ✔✔The association
or associations served contain more than 10 residential units OR have an annual budget or
budgets in excess of $100,000 (cumulative (add all)to either of these for a manager that services
more than one community)
,Practices defined by statute, performed by a CAM/CAB, include: - ANS ✔✔-assist in providing
notice of or conduct a community association meeting
-calculate and prepare certificates of assessment and estoppel certificates
-calculate the votes for a quorum or to approve a proposition or amendment
-collect amounts due to the association before filing a civil action
-complete forms related to the management of a community association that have been
created by statute or by a state agency
-comply with the associations governing documents and the requirements of law as necessary
to perform such practices
-control or disburse finds if a community association
-coordinate maintenance for a residential community association
-coordinate or perform maintenance for real or personal property and other related routine
services involved in the operation of a community association
-determine amounts due to the association
-determine the number of days required for statutory notices
-draft meeting notices and agendas
-draft pre-arbitration demands
-negotiate monetary or performance terms of a contract subject to approval by an association
-prepare budgets or other financial documents for a community association
-perform other day to day services that are involved with the operation of a community
association
Unlicensed practice of law (UPL) - ANS ✔✔The FL Supreme Court issued an opinion that certain
activities performed by a CAM/CAB may require the use of a community association lawyer or
else may constitute?
Community Association management firm or community association management business
(CAB) - ANS ✔✔A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, sole
proprietorship, or other similar organization involved in the business of community association
, management to engage in certain practices that require substantial specialized knowledge,
judgement, and managerial skills for compensation.
CAB - ANS ✔✔Have the same responsibilities as a CAM?
One must have a CAB license if? - ANS ✔✔The association or associations served contain more
than 10 residential units OR have an annual budget or budgets in excess of $100,000
(cumulative (add all)to either of these for a manager that services more than one community)
CABs must have? - ANS ✔✔CAMs - or those who work for them to serve Community
Associations must have the license as legally required by FL Statute
CAB must have attests ______ licensed CAM - ANS ✔✔1
F.S. 468 Part VIII - ANS ✔✔If there is not at least one licensed CAM in a CAB then the CAB
license is automatically canceled during the period there is no CAM
CAM/CAB - ANS ✔✔Employed by and works at the discretion of the community association's
board of directors.
Board President - ANS ✔✔Who a CAM/CAB typically takes direction from in a community
A CAM's specific duties are determined by: - ANS ✔✔-Community Association
-CAB if the CAM works for one
-Both if applicable
-written contractual agreement and/or position description
CAM licensure requirements (FL Law) - ANS ✔✔-be at least 18
Governance Study Guide
CAM - ANS ✔✔Community Association manager
Manager or management firm - ANS ✔✔The board by decide to delegate or hire a?
The board may NEVER delegate it's responsibility for __________-__________ or _________
________________. - ANS ✔✔Decision -making or policy judgements
Community Association Manager (CAM) - ANS ✔✔Person licensed to provide management
services to a community association.
Community Association Management Business (CAB) - ANS ✔✔Firm that provides community
association management services.
CAMs/CABs are governed by: - ANS ✔✔F.S. 455 and 468 (Part VII)
F.A.C. 61-62
F.A.C. 61E-14
CAM - ANS ✔✔Performs certain practices that require substantial specialized knowledge,
judgement and managerial skill for compensation for a community association.
The manager of a community association must be a licensed CAM if: - ANS ✔✔The association
or associations served contain more than 10 residential units OR have an annual budget or
budgets in excess of $100,000 (cumulative (add all)to either of these for a manager that services
more than one community)
,Practices defined by statute, performed by a CAM/CAB, include: - ANS ✔✔-assist in providing
notice of or conduct a community association meeting
-calculate and prepare certificates of assessment and estoppel certificates
-calculate the votes for a quorum or to approve a proposition or amendment
-collect amounts due to the association before filing a civil action
-complete forms related to the management of a community association that have been
created by statute or by a state agency
-comply with the associations governing documents and the requirements of law as necessary
to perform such practices
-control or disburse finds if a community association
-coordinate maintenance for a residential community association
-coordinate or perform maintenance for real or personal property and other related routine
services involved in the operation of a community association
-determine amounts due to the association
-determine the number of days required for statutory notices
-draft meeting notices and agendas
-draft pre-arbitration demands
-negotiate monetary or performance terms of a contract subject to approval by an association
-prepare budgets or other financial documents for a community association
-perform other day to day services that are involved with the operation of a community
association
Unlicensed practice of law (UPL) - ANS ✔✔The FL Supreme Court issued an opinion that certain
activities performed by a CAM/CAB may require the use of a community association lawyer or
else may constitute?
Community Association management firm or community association management business
(CAB) - ANS ✔✔A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, sole
proprietorship, or other similar organization involved in the business of community association
, management to engage in certain practices that require substantial specialized knowledge,
judgement, and managerial skills for compensation.
CAB - ANS ✔✔Have the same responsibilities as a CAM?
One must have a CAB license if? - ANS ✔✔The association or associations served contain more
than 10 residential units OR have an annual budget or budgets in excess of $100,000
(cumulative (add all)to either of these for a manager that services more than one community)
CABs must have? - ANS ✔✔CAMs - or those who work for them to serve Community
Associations must have the license as legally required by FL Statute
CAB must have attests ______ licensed CAM - ANS ✔✔1
F.S. 468 Part VIII - ANS ✔✔If there is not at least one licensed CAM in a CAB then the CAB
license is automatically canceled during the period there is no CAM
CAM/CAB - ANS ✔✔Employed by and works at the discretion of the community association's
board of directors.
Board President - ANS ✔✔Who a CAM/CAB typically takes direction from in a community
A CAM's specific duties are determined by: - ANS ✔✔-Community Association
-CAB if the CAM works for one
-Both if applicable
-written contractual agreement and/or position description
CAM licensure requirements (FL Law) - ANS ✔✔-be at least 18
