Florida statute reference · F.S. ch. 468, Part VIII
Florida CAM licensing law: Chapter 468, Part VIII
Florida licenses community association managers (CAMs) and management firms under Part VIII of chapter 468 of the Florida Statutes, sections 468.431 to 468.438, and the DBPR rules in Florida Administrative Code Rule Chapter 61E14. Below are plain-English guides to the questions managers and boards ask most, and the full text of every section and rule.
Last verified October 4, 2026 against the 2026 Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code Rule Chapter 61E14. Reviewed by the Common Elements editorial team, which includes a Florida-licensed community association manager (LCAM) and insurance broker.
Guides
- Who needs a CAM license in Florida?
The 10-unit and $100,000 thresholds, what counts as management, and who is exempt.
- License requirements and the exam
16 hours of prelicensure education, fingerprints, good moral character, a 75 to pass, and fees.
- Continuing education requirements
15 hours per two-year cycle by category, the 5 HOA hours, repeats, and reactivation.
- Management firm license (CAB)
When a company needs its own license, and what a licensed firm must do.
- Penalties for unlicensed practice
Second-degree misdemeanor, DBPR cease and desist, citations, and fines up to $5,000.
The statute: sections 468.431 to 468.438
- § 468.431Definitions: community association, management, firm, manager
- § 468.4315Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers
- § 468.432Licensure of managers and management firms; exceptions
- § 468.433Licensure by examination
- § 468.4334Professional practice standards; return of records
- § 468.4335Conflicts of interest
- § 468.4336Renewal of license
- § 468.4337Continuing education
- § 468.4338Reactivation; continuing education
- § 468.435Fees
- § 468.436Disciplinary proceedings
- § 468.4365Availability of disciplinary records
- § 468.437Penalties
- § 468.438Timeshare management firms
The rules: Florida Administrative Code Chapter 61E14
- R. 61E14-1.001Prelicensure education requirements
- R. 61E14-1.002Examination for manager's license
- R. 61E14-1.003Reexamination
- R. 61E14-1.005Null and void status
- R. 61E14-2.001Standards of professional conduct
- R. 61E14-3.001Fees
- R. 61E14-4.001Continuing education renewal requirements
- R. 61E14-4.002Continuing education provider approval
- R. 61E14-4.003Continuing education course approval
- R. 61E14-4.004Reactivation continuing education
- R. 61E14-4.005Prelicensure education provider approval
- R. 61E14-5.003Notice of non-compliance
- R. 61E14-6.001Unexcused absences (council members)
Rule text is reproduced from the Florida Administrative Code as published by the Florida Department of State. Repealed rules 61E14-1.004 and 61E14-3.002 are kept in the reference with their history notes.
Common questions
- What is Chapter 468, Part VIII of the Florida Statutes?
- Part VIII of chapter 468, sections 468.431 through 468.438, is Florida's licensing law for community association managers and community association management firms. It defines management, requires the licenses, sets the exam, continuing education, practice standards and conflict-of-interest rules, and provides for discipline and penalties.
- What is Florida Administrative Code Rule Chapter 61E14?
- Rule Chapter 61E14 holds the rules of the Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers: prelicensure education and the exam (61E14-1), standards of professional conduct (61E14-2), fees (61E14-3), continuing education and providers (61E14-4), notices of non-compliance (61E14-5), and council attendance (61E14-6).
- Who regulates community association managers in Florida?
- The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Section 468.4315 creates the seven-member Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers within DBPR, five of them licensed managers, and lets the council adopt rules on the exam, continuing education, providers, fees and professional practice standards.
- What records must a manager return when a contract ends?
- All association official records in the manager's or firm's possession, within 20 business days after the contract ends or a written request, whichever comes first. Late return can bring license suspension and a civil penalty of $1,000 a day for up to 10 business days (Fla. Stat. § 468.4334(4)).
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