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Fla. Stat. Chapter 468
Florida Statutes Chapter 468, Part VIII: Community Association ManagementFlorida's licensing law for community association managers (CAMs) and management firms: who must be licensed, the exam and prelicensure education, continuing education, professional practice standards, conflicts of interest, discipline, and penalties. Part VIII only (ss. 468.431 to 468.438).Official source on leg.state.fl.us
§ 468.431
Defines community association, community association management, management firm, and manager. Management done for pay for an association with more than 10 units or an annual budget over $100,000 is the licensed activity. Clerical work under a licensed manager's direct supervision, and maintenance-only work, do not need a license.
§ 468.4315
Creates the seven-member Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers within DBPR and lets it adopt rules on the licensure exam, continuing education, education providers, fees, and professional practice standards.
§ 468.432
No one may manage, or hold out as able to manage, a Florida community association without a CAM license. A management firm responsible for more than 10 units or a budget of $100,000 or more needs its own firm license, must designate a licensed manager, and may use only licensed persons to provide management services.
§ 468.433
Licensure by examination. Applicants file fingerprints, must be at least 18, must finish prelicensure education (set by rule, no more than 24 hours of in-person instruction within 12 months before the exam), and must be certified as of good moral character before DBPR examines them.
§ 468.4334
Professional practice standards. Managers and firms act as the association's agent, must perform loyally, skillfully and diligently, attend at least one meeting a year, give members contact details for the assigned manager, and return official records within 20 business days after the contract ends.
§ 468.4335
Managers and firms must disclose possible conflicts of interest to the board. Certain undisclosed relationships are presumed conflicts, approval takes a two-thirds vote of directors present, and a contract that violates the section is voidable by the association.
§ 468.4336
DBPR renews a CAM license on receipt of the renewal application, the fee, and proof of the continuing education required by s. 468.4337. Renewal is biennial.
§ 468.4337
A license cannot be renewed without proof of the required continuing education. The council sets the hours by rule but may not require more than 10 hours a year. Managers who serve homeowners' associations must complete at least 5 HOA-specific hours every two years, 3 of them on recordkeeping.
§ 468.4338
The council sets by rule the continuing education needed to reactivate a license, capped at one renewal cycle's worth.
§ 468.435
Sets the statutory ranges for CAM application, examination, initial license, renewal, delinquent, and inactive fees. The council fixes the actual amounts by rule.
§ 468.436
DBPR investigates complaints against managers and firms. Grounds for discipline include violating Part VIII or chapter 455, gross negligence, undisclosed conflicts, and violating chapter 718, 719 or 720 while managing under contract. Penalties run from reprimand to revocation, with fines up to $5,000 per count.
§ 468.4365
Complaints, records and disciplinary proceedings against licensed community association managers stay open to the public.
§ 468.437
Violating any provision of Part VIII is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
§ 468.438
A timeshare management firm needs at least one licensed manager at each noncontiguous location; unlicensed staff there work under that manager's direct supervision.
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