Your Florida community association manager license renewal deadline is coming soon. Complete your 15 required hours online here.
Important news regarding CE hours for Florida CAMs
The DBPR has issued some slight changes in the CE requirements for a segment of licensees this renewal cycle. Here’s a quick summary of who’s affected.
- Licensed for less than ten (10) years or Other Issue: Your CE requirements haven’t changed. You’ll still need to complete all 15 hours by September 30, 2024.
- Licensed for ten (10) or more years WITH disciplinary action: Your CE requirements haven’t changed. You’ll still need to complete all 15 hours by September 30, 2024.
- Licensed for ten (10) or more years without disciplinary action: Congratulations on being continually licensed for over 10 years with no disciplinary action! You may be impacted by the new CE regulations. While you may no longer need to take CE to maintain your license, it’s important to stay sharp. Between new laws and developing technologies, it’s critical for CAMs to keep up to date on all applicable regulations impacting their communities. Online CE courses are the simplest way to stay up to date. Explore 15-hour Florida CAMs packages here.
What are CAMs responsible for?
In Florida, a licensed community association manager (CAM) manages a community association with more than 10 units. CAMs provide expert guidance and oversight to community associations, which may include:
- Mobile home parks
- Planned unit developments
- HOAs
- Cooperatives
- Timeshares
- Condominiums
- Other residential units
In their communities, a CAM helps run the day-to-day activities, from budgeting to caring for common areas. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) requires applicable CAMs to complete 15 hours of continuing education every two years to maintain their skills and stay up to date on the latest Florida laws.
Upcoming due date for Florida community association manager license
The DBPR will send all CAMs licensees a notification 90-120 days before the expiration date, letting you know the renewal period is open. Before 11:59 PM EST on Monday, September 30, 2024, all CAMs licensees will need to complete the following requirements to renew:
- Complete the continuing education requirement (where applicable; see exclusions above)
- Pay the renewal fee
What are the continuing education requirements for a Florida CAM?
The DBPR requires CAMs licensed in Florida to complete 15 hours of CE in the following topics every two years:
Mandatory subjects
- Three (3) hours of legal updates
- Three (3) hours of Human Resources
- Three (3) hours of Insurance/Financial Management
- Three (3) hours of Operation of Physical Property
Course requirement type
- Budgets and Financial Planning (Elective)
- Legal Updates (Legal Updates)
- Effective Community Association Boards (Human Resources)
- Hurricane Preparation and Restoration (Operation of Physical Property)
- Insurance for Florida Community Associations (Insurance/Financial Management)
Related: Florida 15-Hour Community Association Manager Package
What do CAMs do?
CAMs in Florida take on several responsibilities for the communities they help manage. Key among them are the following:
- Maintenance: Within their communities, CAMs identify items for repair, maintenance, and upgrade of shared areas and facilities. They also work with contractors to meet those requirements. CAMs oversee the vendor bidding process and supervise the contractors’ onsite. In addition, they may manage resources, track payments, and invoices.
- Administrative support: CAMs provide administrative services for their community. They handle vendor paperwork and recordkeeping, create presentations and correspondence materials like flyers, meeting reports, and handouts.
- Financial management and assisting with budgeting: CAMs may help their community management boards with budget preparation, managing contracts, and preparing financial reports and statements.
- Assisting with board meetings: A CAM may help manage meeting schedules, send out meeting notices, collect reports, take meeting minutes, and other administrative duties.
- Corresponding with homeowners: CAMs conduct direct correspondence with community homeowners via email and telephone, newsletters, flyers, postal mail, and signs.
Where can I complete my Florida CAM CE hours?
All continuing education hours must be completed through a CE provider approved by the Florida DBPR. You can complete all 15 of your CE hours online. Click here to learn more about your Florida continuing education requirements.
Colibri Healthcare, LLC, is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Community Association Managers (provider #0008051).