2015 Legal Update

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Each year the legislature gathers for session.  Without fail new laws and regulations as passed that affect community associations.  Here’s a complete list of bills that affect communities with an explanation of each that were passed and signed by the governor in 2015. These laws took affect July 1, 2015. Note though, in my opinion, there’s no much of this that you’ll see on the CAM exam.

HB791 – The 2015 Association Bill

  • Insurance Clarification – Condos
    • Stat. § 718.111(11) provides that ...
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Huge Thank you

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ThumbWe created this site because we enjoy teaching the material and wanted to find a way to expose the curriculum to more people.  As a result, we get a variety of emails from people with comments or questions, etc.  We received the following email below and wanted to share it with the community. This is why we’re doing this!

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What is an Estoppel Letter?

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As you study for the CAM exam you’ll come across a few legal terms that you have likely never seen before.  I found that if you understand what the term means it will help you remember what it does and thus how it applies to being a CAM. See below for how to remember what an estoppel letter does, why it is needed, what’s required to be in the estoppel letter, and ...

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The difference between a condo association’s Declaration, By-Laws, and Articles of Incorporation

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On every CAM test there is going to be questions discussing in which condominium governing documents you will find certain information. Here are some tips to remember the contents and purpose of each governing document (declaration, by-laws, and articles of incorporation).

 

The Declaration is akin to the constitution of the condominium. Most ...

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To Be Or Not To Be A PCAM…

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The purpose of this site is to help those in their initial steps to becoming a Florida CAM, specifically passing the CAM exam. However, I figured I’d share an article I was asked to write for my local chapter of the Community Association Institute on why I became a Professional Community Association Manager (“PCAM”). The PCAM designation is the highest professional recognition available nationwide to managers who specialize in community association ...

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2013 Updates to the CAM Exam

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Almost every year the Florida legislature passes new laws and rules which affect the content of the CAM Exam.  I’ve been told by the people who run the exam that when the statutes change, the test reflects those changes almost immediately.  The vast majority of these changes take affect each year between May and July (with the majority of those taking effect on July 1). Remember that you are ...

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