To obtain the Certified Manager of Community Associations certification, a candidate must demonstrate basic knowledge in many areas of community management, including:
- Governance and legal matters
- Budgets, reserves, investments, and assessments
- Risk management and insurance
- Maintenance
- Contracting
- Meetings management
- Human resource management
The CMCA Study Kit* addresses each of these areas. The kit includes six volumes from the Guides for Association Practitioners series:
Drafting Rules: How Community Associations Maintain Peace & Harmony
By Gurdon H. Buck, Esq.
34 pages, Item #5885
Insurance: How Community Associations Protect Themselves
By Clifford J. Treese, CPCU, ARM and Katharine Rosenberry, Esq.
56 pages, Item #0086
Risk Management: How Community Associations Protect Themselves
By Clifford J. Treese, CPCU, ARM
66 pages, Item #0703
Bids & Contracts: How to Find the Right Community Association Professional
By Stephen R. Bupp, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
22 pages, Item #5931
Reserve Funds: How & Why Community Associations Invest Assets, 2nd Edition
Mitchell H. Frumkin, PE, PP, RS, MBA, and Nico F. March, CFM, Editors
76 pages, Item #0277
Meetings & Elections: How Community Associations Exercise Democracy
By P. Michael Nagle, Esq.
62 pgs, Item #0796
*Purchase of the CMCA Study Kit is not required to become eligible to sit for the examination and does not guarantee a passing score on the exam. CMCA candidates are encouraged to develop a personal study plan incorporating a wide range of study tools and reference materials.
