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What is defined as real or personal property owned by two or more entities with legal binding agreement to share responsibilities and costs for maintenance and administration of property?

Community Association
Community associations are also known as ?
CIRA - Community Interest Realty Associations
What are both communities and businesses?
Community Associations
What are the 5 type of community associations?
Condominium
Cooperative
Time Share
Mobile Home Park
Mandatory HOA
What must you examine to determine the type or legal structure of the association?
Association Docs
Which of the five type of community associations are not included?
1. Condominium
2. Cooperative 3. Time Share 4. Mobile Home Assoc
Mandatory HOA is # 5
Community Associations have which type of corporations to manage and operate the association?
For Profit &
Not for Profit (Typical)
What are the three specific requirements of a Community Association?
1. Membership is Mandatory
2. Members have the right to vote
3. An assessment, if unpaid, can become a lien on the property.
These are the elements of?
-Unit
-Common Property/Area
-Limited Common Elements
-Association Property
-Appurtenances (Accessory Rights)
Community Association
What is the primary purpose of a community association?
1. Preserve, Protect and Enhance the value of the community and assets.
2. Enhance the lifestyle of the community
3. Provide a harmonious community
What is the difference between common property, limited common property and association property?
Form of ownership and USE (Rights to Use)
How are Co-ops & mobile home assoc different from Condo, Time Share and Home Owners Assoc?
Form of Ownership
What do Mobile Home Park owners lease or rent ?
Pads or Lots
What establishes formal regulations for all of the property
-Defines rights & restrictions on the members and associations, based on real estate law?
Declaration of Covenants & Restrictions (DCR)
What establishes corporate entity responsible for management, maintenance and operation of community association?
Articles of Incorporation (Corporate Charter)
What preserves, protects and enhances the value of the community & its assets?
Community Association
Within a community association which element is not included?
Unit
Common Property/Elements
Assoc Property
Appurtenances (Accessory Rights)
Whis requirement of a Community Association is not included?
-Members have the right to vote
-An assessment, if unpaid, can become a lien on the property
Membership is mandatory
Which type of associations own there property?
Condos, Home owners and Time Shares.
What do the articles of incorporation establish in an association?
Power of Attorney
T/F - Articles of Incorporation are either For Profit or Not for Profit?
TRUE
T/F - For Profit Articles are mandated under FS 607
TRUE
T/F - Not for Profit Articles are mandated under FS 617
TRUE
T/F - By Laws establish the day to day procedures outlined in the Articles of Incorporation?
TRUE - By Laws establish the formal procedures for day to day responsibilities.
Another name for the Declaration of Covenants (Rights and Restrictions) is ?
Declaration of Condominium
T/F - By Laws are based in Real Estate Law
FALSE - Corporate Law
What document provides a summary format pertaining to residing in community association?
Question and Answer Sheet
What 2 items does the Q & A Sheet include ?
1. Voting Rights
2. Restrictions on Right to Use unit
Who creates a Proposed Budget?
-Condominium
-Co-Op
-Developer
All the above
The Proposed Budget is presumed to be Accurate and ?
Actual Cost
How many months must a developer provide a copy of the current budget to a purchaser at closing?
-3 months
-6 months
- 9 months
-12 months
12 months of the filing day of the original offering budget
Who does the developer file an offering circular (budget) ?
-DBPR
-Division of Real Estate
-FREC
-State Comptroller office
DBPR
When developer creates a budget, if there are no Reserves, the budget must stipulate/provide?
A Disclosure that significant Special Assessments may occur.
Time Shares estimated budgets include?
Assessments when due.
If a time share provides for sale of units to be used on non-time share basis, what must be included in a separate schedule?
Monthly & Annual expenses of those units
What does the FS 718.504 & 719.504 pertain to?
Developer creating a Q & A Sheet
When completed, the developer transfers Q&A Sheet to Association, what must the Association do annually?
Must UPDATE
Condos and Co-Ops must provide an _______ Year End Financial at turn-over?
Audited Year End Financial
Who must provide financial accounting & statement including reserves?
HOA
Board of Directors
Members
HOA
If the Developer sells a Unit or Lot prior to the end of the fiscal year, the developer would not have completed an ?
Annual Financial Report
Building Maintenance and Replacement Report attests to the ____ and _____ of common elements?
Useful Life
Replacement Cost
What type of Documents is require when converting a a building to Condo or Co-Op?
Statement of Existing Condition
-- Engineering Report
-- Other Disclosures
When a conversion takes place te ownership structure is modified to a community association. This may require upgrades to be undertaken to meet?
Current Code Requirements
Building Codes
Which FS pertains to engineering report and disclosures ?
FS 718.616 / 719.616
FS 720 / 721
FS 615.812 / 616.812
FS 718 / 719
FS 718.616 / 719.616
During a Conversion which item is missing from a Engineering Report?
1. Prior Use of Building(s)
2. Condition of Components
3. If Termite Damage / Infestation - How Treated?
Date & Type of Construction
Mobile Home Parks governed by FS 723 do not offer?
Lots for Sale
--Only for Lease--
T/F - Mobile Home Parks w/ 26 units or greater must provide a:
-Prospectus or
-Offering Circular
TRUE
In a 26 Lot or Greater Mobile Home Park what must be included in Prospectus or Offering Circular?
1. Rules and Regs
2. Utility Provider
3. Name, Address or Location of Mobile Home Park
4. Name/Address of Person authorized to receive notices
5. Park Lot Lay Out
6. Lease between Park and mobile home owners
7. Rental Agreement & Details to escalaltions and pass thrus
What 2 docs must developer file with a new or converted community to complete the creation of community assoc. ?
1. Articles of Incorporation & By Laws
2. Application for EIN (Employer ID #)
With whic gov't agency is the Articles of Incorporation filed with?
Secretary of State
With what govt agency is the EIN filed with?
IRS
What document is not included; Developer files with Clerk of the Courts ?
1. Articles of Incorporation
2. By Laws
Declaration
Developer filing of (docs (new/ conversion) for a condominium, who is it filed with and how much? How many days within ?
DBPR
$20/unit
120 days
Developer same with Co-Op ?
DBPR
$20/unit
within 30 days
Developer - Time Shares
Filed with ?
Cost/Unit ?
DBPR
$2/unit/wk/unit intended to be ocupied - MAX $25,000
FS 468.436
Disciplinary Action
Which FAC sets forth standards of conduct for CAM
FAC 61E-14
Initiate In-Active License:
$___ Fee
Inactive Form
$___ Renewal Fee
$10
Form BPR 33-002
$100
Which agency regulates CAM licensing?
DBPR
Can Associations self-manage?
YES
Continuing Education is every 2 years and includes ___ hours of CE ?
20 hours
Association greater than this requires a CAM license
> 10 units
> $100,000 budget
For a CAM license you must meet these 5 standards, which is missing?
1. Good Moral Character
2. Pre-License Class
3. Background Check
4.18 yrs old min.
Pas State Exam with 75% or greater
CAM License is valid for __ yrs
2 yrs
Begins Oct 1st - Even yrs
Sept 30th - Odd yrs
Mobile Home Park Developer would file this doc and pay $__ per lot.
Propspectus w/ DFCTSMS
$10 / lot
MHP Developer- once filed the DBPR has ___ days to notify of Prospectus deficiencies.
45 days
If MHP Developer intends to increase Lot Rents and reduce ___ owner must provide market comarables?
Reduce Services
Condo/Co-Ops HOA must update FAQ and Answers atleast once per ___ ?
year
annually
Regulating Community Assoc-
DBPR, through DFCTSMH regulates, not HOA's ?
Condos
Co-Ops
Time Shares
Mobile Homes
This authority to regulate is derived from Florida Statute ?
DFCTSMH
The DFCTSMH administers and enforces the acts and statutes through ?
FAC - Florida Administrative Code
Which authority extends to:: Development, Ownership, Construction, Operation, Sales, Leasing and Management of Assoc. ?
DFCTSMH
The DFCTSMH implements its authority through which two Bureaus ?
Bureaus of Standards & Registration
Bureau of Compliance
Which Bureau ensures compliance with applicable laws and rules, resolve complaints, enforces compliance, fees, fines
Bureau of Compliance
What document summarizes, role of the Board, Board Responsibility to provide advance notice, member attendance, Board maintenance, Member remedies to Board actions?
Governance Form for Condominiums
T/F - The Governance Form for Condo's includes Member Voting Rights and Board Rights and Obligations in Enforcement
TRUE
T/F - DFCTSMH is funded by fees from those who benefit its Regulation?
TRUE
Developer fees - Condo / Co-Ops
$20/unit - Docs submitted within ___ days after filing w/ Clerk of Courts or w/in ___ days after Co-Op Articles of Incorporation filed w/ Dept of State.
120 days
30 days
T/F - Developer DFCTSMH Fees for Association
$4/unit/yr
TRUE
T/F - Developer DFCTSMH Fees for Time Share
$2/unit/wk
TRUE
T/F - Developer DFCTSMH Fees for Mobile Homes
$4/Lot
TRUE
T/F - Home owners Assoc do not pay fees nor regulated by DBPR
TRUE
Condo Ombudsman assists condo associations. Who Appoints ?
Governor, Ombudsman must be an attorney.
Coondo Ombudsman funded by and located within?
DFCTSMH
Ombudsman is viewed as Bureau Chief of ?
DFCTSMH
What % of or # of members whichever greater, may petition the Ombudsman to appoint election monitor ?
15%
or
6 members
whichever greater
How many members of the Community Assoc Living Study Council ?
7
Community Assoc Living Study Council appointed for ___ Yr term
5 yrs - 6 months at a time
Community Assoc Living Study Council located within DFCTSMH for what purpose ?
Administration purposes
Condo's are governed under what Florida Statute ?
FS 718
Cooperative - FS ?
FS 719
Mandatory HOA
FS 720
Community Associations are structured under FS 617
Not for Profit
Community Associations are structured under FS 607
For Profit
Associations can...What is missing?
1. Conduct business assoc affairs
2. Sue and defend actions
3. Operate and Manage Assoc property and assets
4. Lend monies for assoc purposes
5. Acquire Property
Enter into contracts
Borrow funds
Mortgage assoc property(s)
T/F - Association may pay reasonable compensation to officers and directors, for services rendered, unless expressly prohibited by the docs.
TRUE- FS 617
T/F - Not for Profit does not mean Tax Exempt
TRUE - Associations must file federal tax returns
Every corporation must file an Annual Corporate Report and pay an annual fee of $61.25 (not for profit) and $150(for Profit) to whom?
Secretary of the State
What must be listed when filing a Annual Corporate Report
Registered Agent/ Registered Office
FS 718 Condominium Act - Defines condo as a form of ___ ownership of real property comprised of- what is missing?
-Exclusive ownership of unit
-required membership in association
Joint undivided ownership of percentage of common elements
How much is it to change the registered Agent or amendments when filing an Annual Corporate Report?
$35
The Condo Act has 6 parts:
Part 1- FS 718.103
Definitions
The Condo Act has 6 parts:
Part 2- FS 718.104
Mandatory Content of Declaration
The Condo Act has 6 parts:
Part 3- FS 718.106
Condo parcels, provision of easements and appurtenances
FS - Condo Common Elements
FS 718.108
FS - Condo - provision for amending Declaration
FS 718.110
FS - Condo- Defines corporate entity, powers of association, rights of access to unit, insurance, official records of association, financial reporting requirements.
FS 718.111
FS - Condo - Defines required contents of By Laws, including administration, quorum requirements, board and member requirements, assessments, director/officer delinquencies and offenses
FS 718.112
FS - Condo - Receiverships
FS 718.1124
FS - Maintenance requirements, displays of flags & religius decorations and hurricane shutters
FS 718.113
FS - Association Powers
FS 718.114
FS - Common Expense and Common Surplus
FS 718.115
FS Liability for not paying common expenses, including right to assess interest, lien, foreclosure, collect rents from delinquent members, etc.
FS 718.116
FS - Liens
FS 718.121
FS - Provides other protection to purchasers during construction period and establishes implied warranties of fitness and marketability.
FS 718.203
FS Leasehold Condos-
-Members have right to puchased leased property
-Prohibits rent escalations clauses
-Does not apply to condo created before June 4, 1975
FS 718.401
FS - Phase Condominiums
FS 718.403
FS - Mixed Use Condos
FS 718.404
FS 718.405
Multi-Condos
FS - Statutory requirements for Condo Conversions
FS 718.606 - 614
FS - Protect Condo Conversion Purchasers
FS 718.616 - 618
FS 719 has to do with
Co-Ops
FS - HOA's -
FS 720
FS - 720.303
Co-Op - Powers and Duties
Board Meetings
Minutes
Official records
Budgets & Finances
FS HOA - Architectural Control - Defined by what is in Condo Docs
FS 720.3035
FS 720.3075 HOA Prohibited Clause
-Developer cannot make changes after transition to members
-Cannot prohibit Association from suing Developer
-Developer cannot cast votes after transition
FS 720.3075 HOA Prohibited Clauses - additions
-No Member has authority to act for Assoc.
-Developer or Assoc cannot prevent Xeriscaping
FS - HOA - To preserve residential community & assoc infrastructure and common areas, members can revive expired declaration of covenants.
FS 720.403
The decalaration of covenants runs out in how many years?
19 or 30 yrs
Under what Primary Laws are all community assoc formed?
State Laws- STATUTES- For Profit or Not for Profit
WHAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR INTERPRETING OR ENFORCING THE STATUTES
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
The Declaration, Articles of Incorporation and the By Laws can only be changed by?
Members
What is used to conduct meetings?
Roberts Rules of Order
Who has powers to amend, change the assoc docs (Declaration, Articles of Incorporation, By Laws)
Only the Members
Declaration, Articles of Incorporation and By layws are referred to as:
Formal Docs
What forms an agreement between members & association.
Assoc / Formal Docs
What do the declarations contain?
Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
What defines and places limitations on the use of the property and facilities?
Declaration - Covenants, Conditions ad Restrictions
What document grants easements to utilities, govts - that need access tot he property to provide services?
Declaration - Covenants, Conditions ad Restrictions
T/F- The Declaration creates obligations and standards for maintenance, operations and upkeep of property?
TRUE
Which type of association does not have a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions?
Co-op
These are included in the Declaration and are inclusively referred to as the _____?
-Ploy Plan & Surveys - By Laws
Floor Plans - Articles of Incorp
Amendments - Rules /Regs
Documents
By _____ a valid _____ __ _____ must contain or provide: Name of Condo, Legal Description, ID of each unit y Letter/#, % of ownership-common elements
Statute
Declaration of Condominium
If the Condo Docs do not state specific language to amend Docs - ie... # of votes
The Default voting interest to amend docs is ____% of the total voting interest TVI ?
2/3 rds
____ represents the # of units or parcels entitled to vote w/in an Assoc?
Total Voting Interest - TVI
T/F - Recorded community assoc docs cannot be amended or altered by Board of Directors when membership approval is required?
TRUE
Once an amendments has been adopted it must be recorded with the _____ for the amendment to become effective?
Clerk of the County Court
T/F - An Amendment includes:
Full Text of Amendment, Community Name, Official Record Book and Page, Date, when recorded with Clerk of the County Court
TRUE
What type of Amendment requires a 100% vote approval?
Special amendments affecting the member interests
What is Quorum for each - TVI
Condo - ?
Co-Op - ?
HOA - ?
51% - Condo/Co-op

30% - HOA
Quorum exception for Condo/ Co-op Elections
Atleast 20% of the members
If the Condo Docs do not state specific language to amend Docs - ie... # of votes
The Default voting interest to amend docs is ____% of the total voting interest TVI ?
2/3 rds
If no Quorum is achieved at the annual meeting , the association has no legal obligations to reschedule the meeting if proper notice was sent, what type of notice?
Written Notice, 14 days prior to meeting
____ represents the # of units or parcels entitled to vote w/in an Assoc?
Total Voting Interest - TVI
A voting certificate doe or does not serve as a proxy?
Does Not
T/F - Recorded community assoc docs cannot be amended or altered by Board of Directors when membership approval is required?
TRUE
Once an amendments has been adopted it must be recorded with the _____ for the amendment to become effective?
Clerk of the County Court
T/F - An Amendment includes:
Full Text of Amendment, Community Name, Official Record Book and Page, Date, when recorded with Clerk of the County Court
TRUE
What type of Amendment requires a 100% vote approval?
Special amendments affecting the member interests
What is Quorum for each - TVI
Condo - ?
Co-Op - ?
HOA - ?
51% - Condo/Co-op

30% - HOA
Quorum exception for Condo/ Co-op Elections
Atleast 20% of the members
If no Quorum is achieved at the annual meeting , the association has no legal obligations to reschedule the meeting if proper notice was sent, what type of notice?
Written Notice, 14 days prior to meeting
A voting certificate doe or does not serve as a proxy?
Does Not
2 types of proxies?
General and Limited
Proxies are valid for ___ days?
90 days - from the date of the first meeting in which it was used.
Pursuant to Statute all members have no less than ___ minutes to speak?
3 minutes
Eligibility for _____
- BE a Natural Person
- BE 18 yrs or older
- Convicted felon whose right to vote has been restored
Board Membership
Condo/ Co-op Board Member term begins ___ after election or results announced?
Immediately
Minimum # of Condo Board Directors/ Members?
5 unless it has 5 or fewer units then 3 members
1st notice of annual meeting & election must be post marked or hand delivered ___ days before
61 days
Any qualified person desiring to run for the board must give notice to assoc not less than ____ days prior to date of election
40 days
No more than ___ days after receipt of notice of candidacy, association must provide a receipt stating the individual is eligible or inelogible?
5 days
No less than 35 days prior to the election, candidate may provide to the association an info sheet- this is NOT REquired. TRUE
TRUE
2nd notice of annual meeting/ election, association must be sent no less than ___ days and no more than ___ days.
14
30
Ballots must be disqualified if:
Outer envelope is not signed, no inner envelope containing ballot, more than the Max # of candidates have been voted for, cannot be determined for whom the votes were cast, more than one ballot is contained in same inner envelope.
TRUE
Removal of Directors, 3 ways
Voluntary Resignation, Recall and ____ ?
Automatic Removal
Board Member Voluntary Resignation cannot be ?
Rescinded
Boar Member Automatic Removal - when the member sells or transfers ___ or is late by ___ days for delinquent assessments or fees?
Ownership or unit
90 days
Board Member RECALL may occur at anytime with or without ___ ? A vote of ____ of the TVI ?
Cause
Majority
Board Members/ Directors may be recalled by an agreement in ___ or by written ____without a membership meeting?
in writing
written ballot
Minutes of meetings must be kept in written form or a form capable of being convereted to written form within a
reasonable amount of time
A condo or co-op must reduce minutes of any meeting within ___ days of meeting date.
30 days
FS 607 and 617 require ___ membership meetings a year ?
at least one
Condo must hold annual meeting within ___ miles of the association.
45 miles
Primary purpose for the annual meeting is to elect ?
Board Members
The time frame for most membership meetings is ?
14 days
Election or appointment of officers is done by the Board of ____ ?
Board of Directors, not elected by membership unless documents provide for a membership vote.
If being paid for any board service they must hold a __ license?
CAM
Board of Directors make the ____ for the associations?
Policies
Officers and agents ____ out these policies?
carry out
All officers, directors and agents hold a position of ___ in assoc?
Trust
A quorum of board of directors is required for election of ___?
Officers
Unless otherwise stated in docs, officers are elected by directors at a board ___ ?
meeting
Board may choose to relect same officers or new officers at first board meeting after the ____ meeting?
annual
Until it doses there are no officers, This is the only time directors are permitted to vote by secret ballot.
What officer or board position is required at a meeting?
Secretary
President and Secretary are usually two different people because Secretary may be required to certify Presidents ___ on legal documents?
Signature
any gathering of a quorum of board for the purpose of conducting board business is a _____ ____?
Board Meeting
Most Board meeting require a minimum notice of ___ hours, posted in a conspicuous place on property?
48 hrs notice
Ina HOa if no conspicuous place is available, it must be _____ or ___ to each member at least 14 days before meeting except in an emergency?
mailed or delivered
Dirctors and officers not physically present may be counted and participate via speaker and telephone or ?
computer audio-visual connection
Board may choose to relect same officers or new officers at first board meeting after the ____ meeting?
annual
Until it doses there are no officers, This is the only time directors are permitted to vote by secret ballot.
What officer or board position is required at a meeting?
Secretary
President and Secretary are usually two different people because Secretary may be required to certify Presidents ___ on legal documents?
Signature
any gathering of a quorum of board for the purpose of conducting board business is a _____ ____?
Board Meeting
Most Board meeting require a minimum notice of ___ hours, posted in a conspicuous place on property?
48 hrs notice
Ina HOa if no conspicuous place is available, it must be _____ or ___ to each member at least 14 days before meeting except in an emergency?
mailed or delivered
Condos/Co-ops and HOA may broadcast on tv in lieu of posted, must be 4 times per broadcast hour of each day.
TRUE
By Laws or amendment may provide giving notice by electronic transmission, email, a member must consent in writing to receiving notice. This is not in lieu of other notice requirements.
TRUE
unless restricted, board meetings may be held in any location with 45 miles of association, ie...managers, attorney office.
TRUE
Dirctors and officers not physically present may be counted and participate via speaker and telephone or ?
computer audio-visual connection