CMCA Practice Test Questions (Under Construction)(2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
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CMCA Practice Test Questions (Under Construction)(2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
Which of the following is a common management control for ensuring maintenance work is performed in a timely manner?
A. A purchase order system
B. An equipment warranties
C. A work order/response form
D. A cont...
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CMCA Practice Test Questions (Under Construction)
(2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
Which of the following is a common management control for ensuring
maintenance work is performed in a timely manner?
A. A purchase order system
B. An equipment warranties
C. A work order/response form
D. A contractor's invoice
C. A work order/response form - A, B, and D speak to elements OTHER than a control
to ensure maintenance work is completed.
The primary management control tool for identifying whether the association
needs to maintain a particular property element is:
A. Physical inspections
B. Association bylaws
C. Maintenance responsibility chart
D. Community asset inventory
C. Maintenance responsibility chart along, with the governing documents, defines
parameters of association maintenance responsibility.
The other answers have no bearing on necessity of maintenance or maintenance
responsibility.
In what type of a contract would a waiver of lien by recommended?
A. Repair of the HVAC system
B. Re-roofing the buildings
C. Repair of the pool pump
D. Annual tree pruning
B. Re-roofing the buildings - Large contracts involving significant material purchase
and/or use of sub-contractors commonly include lien waivers and should be
recommended to the board.
A, C, and D typically do not include significant material purchases or the use of sub-
contractors so a waiver of lien is not necessary.
What does "Co-Insurance" obligate the Association to do?
A. Pay the deductible
B. Maintain certain limits of insurance
C. Cover the depreciated value of all association buildings
D. Provide insurance for homeowners
B. Maintain certain limits of insurance - Co-insurance seeks to the limits of insurance in
place at the time of a loss and speaks to insurance obligation for the parties involved in
the claim.
,When an association contracts out all of its services and has no employees, it is
a best business practice to:
A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding process.
B. Purchase employment practices liability insurance.
C. Assume the contractors carry their own insurance coverage.
D. Increase the coverage under the D&O insurance policy.
A. Negotiate contracts within the bidding process.
If an owner fails to receive notice of a meeting, the association is not responsible
if the owner:
A. Did not notify association of their current address.
B. Does not usually attend the meetings.
C. Already signed the petition to call the meeting.
D. Shares title with multiple owners.
A. Did not notify association of their current address. It is the owner's responsibility to
provide current contact information to Management.
What is the primary source of requirements when developing the association's
annual maintenance budget?
A. Governing documents
B. State law
C. Annual audit
D. Reserve Study
A. Governing documents
The best reasoning for recommending the modified accrual accounting method is
that, compared to cash accounting, it:
A. Will make future audit work more accurate.
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition.
C. Is more easily understood by board members.
D. Can be accomplishment more quickly.
B. More accurately reflects the association's financial condition. Under the modified
accrual basis, also sometimes referred to as modified cash basis, some accounts, such
as assessment income, are maintained on the accrual basis and other accounts, such
as interest or other miscellaneous income accounts, and some expenses, such as
miscellaneous repairs, are maintained on a cash basis. The accrual of major expenses
in particular, such as a contract for landscaping, trash removal, etc., regardless of non-
receipt invoices, gives the read a much more accurate depiction of the association's
financial standing, as the accruals serve to alert the reader to recognition of obligations
that the association must meet.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The basic authority in a community association lies with the developer.
FALSE
, The board of directors in a community association has a _____________ to act in
the best interests and for the benefit of the community as a whole.
a. bond
b. fiduciary duty
c. ballot
d. quorum
b. fiduciary duty
When developing a rule, it must be consistent with:
A. Fine schedules as approved by the courts
B. Board recommendations and resolutions
C. Guidelines established within the governing documents
D. Applicable statues and governing documents
D. Applicable statues and governing documents. Rules cannot conflict with statues and
governing documents.
In an initial letter you send to an owner who has violated one of the association's
adopted rules, which of the following is included?
A. The amount of fine assessed.
B. Steps to amend the rules.
C. The offer to meet to hear the owner's viewpoint.
D. What the outcome of similar cases has been.
C. The offer to meet to hear the owner's viewpoint. Best way to get compliance is to let
owner be heard and explain rule to the owner. Knowledge Tested: Successful rule
enforcement Procedures.
If the governing documents and laws present conflicting notice periods, follow:
a. The bylaws
b. State laws
c. Your attorney's advice
d. Declarations
b. State laws -
Which of the following is a duty of a manager attending a board meeting?
a. Call the meeting to order.
b. Establish the agenda.
c. Take the minutes of the meeting.
d. Be the time keeper
d. Be the time keeper -
In older condominiums, an association should have what type of contract
covering mechanical equipment?
a. Time and materials
b. Specific repair
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