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Georgia curriculum lesson 154 · Real Estate Practice in Georgia

Community Association Management in Georgia

Georgia treats community association management services as licensed real estate activity. A CAM works on behalf of an active broker within the CAM license scope; a salesperson, associate broker, or broker may have broader authority according to license and affiliation. Management commonly includes collecting assessments, paying association bills, obtaining services, and administering association business under a written agreement, with separate trust accounting and broker supervision.

Facts checked against the current PSI Candidate Information Bulletin and GREC sources. Last reviewed August 2, 2026. Editorial standards.

What is the exam-ready answer?

Georgia treats community association management services as licensed real estate activity. A CAM works on behalf of an active broker within the CAM license scope; a salesperson, associate broker, or broker may have broader authority according to license and affiliation. Management commonly includes collecting assessments, paying association bills, obtaining services, and administering association business under a written agreement, with separate trust accounting and broker supervision.
Official syllabus mapping for Community Association Management in Georgia
Roadmap lesson154 of 500
Official syllabus topicReal Estate Practice in Georgia: Community Association Management
Official PSI groupReal Estate Practice in Georgia
Published group count21 of the 52 Georgia questions
Exam portionGeorgia salesperson supplement
Source editionPSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026
Law checked throughAugust 2, 2026
Last verifiedAugust 2, 2026

The Rule

PSI publishes 16, 21, and 15 items for the three Georgia groups. It does not publish a guaranteed subtopic count. The statute, current GREC rule, contract, or other cited primary authority controls each lesson.

Complete lesson

Read these concepts as one Georgia decision system. A plausible national rule can still be the wrong answer when the stem supplies a Georgia statute, instrument, role, or procedure.

Association, not rental owner

Community association management serves a homeowners, condominium, or similar association and is not identical to managing one owner's rental property.

CAM category

The CAM license authorizes defined association-management activity on behalf of the broker and does not create independent brokerage authority.

Agreement and board

The written agreement allocates authority among the association, board, broker, and manager for vendors, records, assessments, meetings, and operations.

Association funds

Assessments and reserves are association trust funds. Bills may be paid only when enough money is credited and deposited to that association's account.

Decision rule

Separate the association's governance decision from the broker's licensed service and the CAM's supervised task.

Georgia rule and national contrast

Georgia has a specific CAM license and statutory definitions for community association management. Many national outlines do not.

Worked Georgia example

Scenario. A CAM signs a major vendor contract outside the authority given by the association's agreement and board resolution.

Reason it through. The CAM license does not create unlimited authority. The board's governance power, management agreement, and broker supervision determine what the manager may execute.

Answer. The CAM should obtain proper authorization rather than rely on the license alone.

Common exam traps

  • Confusing CAM with rental property management
  • Treating a license as contract authority
  • Mixing association ledgers
  • Ignoring broker supervision

Original practice questions with detailed explanations

These are original instructional questions mapped to the July 1, 2026 PSI outline. They are not copied from PSI or a live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.

Question 1

Which statement best states the Georgia rule for Community Association Management in Georgia?

  1. A. A CAM may independently perform every act of a broker.
  2. B. Community association funds belong to the individual manager.
  3. C. Identify the association, service, compensation, license category, supervising broker, management agreement, and whose funds are involved.
  4. D. A CAM license overrides the association's management agreement.
Show answer and explanation →

Answer: C. Identify the association, service, compensation, license category, supervising broker, management agreement, and whose funds are involved.

The correct choice states the controlling rule. The other choices either remove a required element, replace Georgia authority with a generic assumption, or expand an exception beyond the cited source.

Question 2

A CAM signs a major vendor contract outside the authority given by the association's agreement and board resolution.

  1. A. Ignore the Georgia-specific fact because good intentions control.
  2. B. Apply the nearest national rule without checking Georgia authority.
  3. C. Let the participant with the strongest preference decide without following the required process.
  4. D. The CAM should obtain proper authorization rather than rely on the license alone.
Show answer and explanation →

Answer: D. The CAM should obtain proper authorization rather than rely on the license alone.

The CAM license does not create unlimited authority. The board's governance power, management agreement, and broker supervision determine what the manager may execute. The correct option follows that reasoning. The distractors ignore the controlling Georgia source, substitute intent for procedure, or give decision-making authority to the wrong person.

Question 3

When solving Community Association Management in Georgia, what should a candidate identify first?

  1. A. Separate the association's governance decision from the broker's licensed service and the CAM's supervised task.
  2. B. The answer choice that sounds most ethical, without classifying the actor or document.
  3. C. One familiar deadline, applied to every Georgia transaction regardless of the source.
  4. D. A national default, even when the stem identifies a Georgia statute or GREC rule.
Show answer and explanation →

Answer: A. Separate the association's governance decision from the broker's licensed service and the CAM's supervised task.

The decision rule identifies the facts that control this topic. The other choices reward tone, a memorized number, or a national default while skipping the Georgia actor, document, authority, or procedure.

Mastery tracking

Mark this Georgia lesson mastered only when every statement is true.

  • State the direct answer and decision rule without notes.
  • Explain all four concepts and identify the controlling Georgia source.
  • Solve the worked example after changing one important fact.
  • Reject every listed trap and explain what makes it tempting.
  • Answer all three original questions correctly and explain every distractor.
  • Repeat this topic in mixed Georgia practice on a later day.

Recommended next lesson

Continue with Georgia Compensation, Referrals, Rebates, and Unlicensed Persons. Continue through the roadmap from lesson 154.

Return to the Real Estate Practice in Georgia hub for the complete official branch and every canonical lesson in this Georgia group.

Community Association Management in Georgia questions

Facts checked against the current PSI Candidate Information Bulletin and GREC sources. Last reviewed August 2, 2026. Editorial standards.

Is Community Association Management in Georgia on the Georgia real estate exam?

Yes. It maps to PSI's Real Estate Practice in Georgia group, which has 21 of the 52 Georgia questions. PSI does not publish a guaranteed question count for this individual lesson.

What is the main Georgia rule for Community Association Management in Georgia?

Separate the association's governance decision from the broker's licensed service and the CAM's supervised task.

How is this different from a national real estate rule?

Georgia has a specific CAM license and statutory definitions for community association management. Many national outlines do not.

How do I know I have mastered this Georgia lesson?

State the rule and source without notes, solve the scenario after changing a controlling fact, explain every distractor, and maintain accuracy when this topic is mixed with the other Georgia supplement groups.