Florida 15-Hour Community Association Manager Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Fundamentals of Financial Management 3Release Date:About the Course:
In this course, we discuss several of the many aspects of financial management in community associations. It includes topics like financial records, unbudgeted expenses and they may be funded by the association. We discuss in limited detail the board of directors’ responsibility when considering special assessments, investment of funds, transferring funds, and borrowing money on behalf of the association. We also discuss the collection of monies owed by members to the association, and available remedies. We reference provisions of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that are applicable to associations that collect rent from members’ tenants. Additionally, we explain estoppel requirements and allowable fees; accrual, cash, and fund accounting. Finally, we describe the financial reporting requirements.
- Human Resource Management Systems and Development 3Release Date:About the Course:
In this course, we examine human resources management and information. We identify components of a human resources program and describes contents of an employee handbook. We also discuss job descriptions and review governmental requirements in hiring, training, supervising, and terminating employees. We examine performance planning and evaluation and discuss a progressive disciplinary system. We also briefly consider communications and customer relations within a community association.
This course is divided into two parts: Part 1 outlines the essentials and effectiveness of a human resource management system; Part 2 outlines employment governance issues.
- Legal Update 2023-2024 3Release Date:About the Course:
We designed this course to summarize and explore issues and concerns that were signed into law and affect community associations during the regular and special Florida legislation sessions in 2022, and the regular session in 2023. See the Chart of Florida Legislation for a full list of laws covered in this course. Throughout the course, text with a line through it indicates information that was changed or deleted; text that is underlined indicates information that was added by legislature.
- Maintenance Responsibilities of a Community Association 3Release Date:About the Course:
In this course, we provide an overview of a community association’s maintenance functions, responsibilities, and the role of the board of directors and CAM. The focus is the day-to-day operations of the physical property. We define the five recognized types of maintenance, and briefly discuss how managers and maintenance supervisors should manage maintenance responsibilities. Examples include a maintenance form and a breakdown of an effective work-order system as well as a summary of emergency management responsibilities. Other physical property operations covered in this course include statutory requirements for pool maintenance, fire safety, elevator service, pest control, security services, construction matters, such as painting, repaving, and roofing. Lastly, we briefly review the construction lien law and defects statute as they apply to community associations.
- Who’s Moving In 3Release Date:About the Course:
This course is designed to explore issues and concerns related to controlling membership and residency in community associations. It describes the process of amending the governing documents to authorize screening and create reasonable criteria for screening of prospective new owners and tenants. It explores the legal and judicial barriers, especially as applied to protected classes of persons, as well as the biases and misunderstandings of directors and committee members that can emerge in the process of deciding who can and cannot move in. The course employs, for part of its substance, a narrative based on a fictional homeowners’ association, its screening committee members, president, owners, attorney, and applicants.