No. CS/SB 822
Filed under Housing.
Community Association Management; Requiring certain community associations to contract with a community association management firm or a community association manager certified by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board as a Certified Manager of Community Associations or by the Community Associations Institute as an Association Management Specialist or a Professional Community Association Manager; requiring the community association management firm or certified community association manager to possess all applicable licenses, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDAssociations with $750,000+ revenue and 100+ units must hire certified managers. This applies to condos, co-ops, and HOAs. Smaller associations are unaffected by the new certification requirement.
Board members and officers must verify manager licenses and certifications before signing contracts. This creates a direct personal duty for association leadership. Failure to verify could expose them to liability.
The bill standardizes manager requirements across all three major community property types. It ensures consistent professional standards for large-scale community management operations statewide.
AIAssociations meeting the revenue and unit thresholds are legally required to hire a certified manager or firm, removing the option to self-manage or hire unlicensed staff.
AIImposes a direct legal duty on board members and officers to verify that any hired manager holds the required state license and industry certification before signing a contract.
AIApplies the same mandatory certification and licensing requirements to multicondominium associations that meet the $750,000 revenue and 100-unit thresholds.
AIRequires large cooperative associations to use certified managers and holds their boards responsible for verifying those credentials.
AIRequires large homeowners associations to use certified managers and holds their officers and directors responsible for verifying those credentials.