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Community Association Management
Many communities find professional community association management to be an invaluable aid for boards of directors. A professional community association manager (“CAM”) provides a large range of services for communities, typically tailoring those services to the needs of an individual community. State law defines “community association management services” as, including, collecting or disbursing association funds, obtaining insurance for a community association, arranging for and coordinating maintenance to association property, and otherwise overseeing the day-to-day operations of the association. Unless exempt, anyone providing community association management services to a mandatory membership association with common property must be licensed by the Georgia Real Estate Commission. In fact, except in limited circumstances, only a real estate broker licensed by the Georgia Real Estate Commission is permitted to engage in community association management services. However, a licensed broker can delegate these responsibilities to certain licensed sales people and CAM’s who hold their license with such broker and who will be acting on behalf of such broker. What are licensing requirements for CAMs?In order to obtain a broker, salesperson or CAM license, individuals are required to meet educational, testing and other requirements and submit to a criminal background check. Thereafter they must complete and submit an application for their desired license. Individuals hired on a full-time basis as employees of a single community association do not need to be licensed. In other words, a community association can hire an unlicensed manager to work directly for the association so long as such individual works only for that community and is employed by that community on a full-time basis. This exemption does not apply, to on-site managers who are actually employed by a management company. Another exemption is for people in community associations who perform management services only for the one community in which they are members. This means, for example, that a member of a community association can perform management-related services for that community without needing to be licensed. Additionally, individuals who perform only ministerial tasks or physical maintenance are exempt from the licensing requirements. Thus, the law does not require licensing of maintenance personnel or people who provide strictly data entry for a management company. Some other relevant requirements of the license law relate to the sales and marketing activities of the broker For instance, a real estate broker or management company cannot engage in sales and leasing activities in a community managed by such broker or company, without the written permission of the association. In addition, it is a violation of state law for a real estate broker to solicit the business of a community association or submit a proposal for management to a community if the broker knows or has reason to believe the community is managed by another licensed management company, unless:
This is just a general discussion of highlights of the manager licensing requirements in Georgia. Real estate brokers, salespeople and community association manager and management companies should review the laws in detail and contact the Georgia Real Estate Commission with any questions about licensing requirements. Helpful Links:Visit the Georgia Real Estate Commission Website for more information on licensing and continuing education credit submittal. Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco are pleased to provide the Pre-licensing CAM Course, in joint venture with, the Georgia Institute of Real Estate. For registration information, please visit www.learningrealestate.com. This 4-day (25 hour) course also satisfies 25 hours of post and continuing education credits. WNCW Continuing Education Classes No recruiting for employment opportunities for any real estate brokerage firm is allowed in this class or on the premises of any building in which it is offered. Report promptly any effort to recruit by anyone to Rhonda Williams, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C., One Alliance Center, 4th Floor, 3500 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, 404.926.4500, or to the Georgia Real Estate Commission. The 2009 CE Course CalendarAs a leader in the industry, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco is honored to be designated by the Georgia Real Estate Commission as an authorized school of instruction for pre-licensing, post, and continuing education for community association managers and other real estate licensees. The Academy at Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco offers quarterly opportunities for all your licensing needs. Please find our 2009 calendar of available courses below. 2009 Pre-licensing CAM Course (or those wishing to obtain the CAM license, obtain 25 hours of post-license, or 25 hours of continuing education credit.)
Pre-licensing courses are offered at the Georgia Institute of Real Estate. Visit www.learningrealestate.com! for registration information. 2009 Continuing Education Courses: (For those wishing to obtain 3.0 hours of continuing education credit.)
WNCW Board Training Classes (Retainer Clients Only)
Continuing education courses are offered at the Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco's Buckhead location. Visit www.wncwacademy.com for registration information. For more information on the Academy or the courses offered, please contact us at: The WNCW Academy
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