Florida CAM license renewal and continuing education
Getting the license is the part everyone plans for. Keeping it is a two-year rhythm of education and conduct — and the conduct half is where licenses are actually lost.
Updated August 2026
The short version
A Florida CAM license is renewed every 2 years (FS 468.436), with 20 hours of approved continuing education per renewal cycle under FAC 61E14, including required courses plus electives. Licensing and discipline sit with DBPR.
The renewal cycle
Requirement
Detail
Renewal period
Every 2 years (biennial), FS 468.436
Continuing education
20 hours of DBPR-approved CE per cycle, required courses plus electives
Regulator
DBPR — Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Pre-licensure education (before the exam)
18 hours from a DBPR-approved provider, FS 468.4334
Note the two different numbers. 18 hours of pre-licensure education gets you to the exam once. 20 hours of continuing education keeps the license alive every two years afterwards. They are easy to swap under exam pressure.
When the license is required at all
Under FS 468.431, a CAM license is required to manage, for compensation, a community association with more than 10 unitsor an annual budget of more than $100,000. Either threshold triggers it — they are not cumulative.
And FS 468.432 defines what “community association management” actually means, which is broader than most people assume:
Controlling or disbursing association funds
Preparing budgets and financial reports
Providing notices of meetings
Preparing and delivering minutes
Other management duties performed for compensation
Doing any of that for pay, for a community over the threshold, is licensed activity. See also whether you need a CAM license.
What DBPR can discipline you for
FS 468.436 lists the grounds, and they are about conduct rather than competence alone:
Fraud or misrepresentation
Gross negligence or incompetence
Conflicts of interest
Violating the CAM practice act
One prohibition deserves naming on its own: a CAM may not accept undisclosed commissions, kickbacks or gifts from vendors doing business with the association. The word doing the work is undisclosed — the problem is the concealment of a financial interest from the people whose money is being spent.
The duties that come with the license
Fiduciary duty to the associations you manage and their members — you act in the association's interest, not the board's convenience and not your own
Authority is defined by the management agreement — the CAM's scope, spending authority and responsibilities come from that contract and any authority the board grants
Report suspected fraud or theft of association funds immediately to the board and, where appropriate, to law enforcement — concealment is itself misconduct
Never misuse reserve funds. Improper use of reserves for operating expenses can bring civil liability, possible criminal exposure and DBPR discipline
CE hour counts, approved courses, renewal dates and fees are set by DBPR and the Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers and change over time. Confirm your own renewal date and current requirements with DBPR rather than relying on any article.
Where this sits on the exam
Chapter 468 material runs through Law (20% of the Florida CAM exam) and Management & Maintenance (18%). The licensing numbers — 18 hours, 20 hours, 2 years, more than 10 units, more than $100,000 — are pure recall and reliably tested.
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What are the Florida CAM license renewal requirements?
Renew every two years under FS 468.436 and complete 20 hours of DBPR-approved continuing education per renewal cycle, including the required courses plus electives.
How often is Florida CAM license renewal?
Every 2 years — the license renews biennially.
How many hours of Florida CAM license continuing education are required?
20 hours of approved continuing education per 2-year renewal cycle, under FAC 61E14.
How many pre-licensure hours are required before the CAM exam?
18 hours from a DBPR-approved provider under FS 468.4334. That is separate from, and much smaller than, the ongoing 20-hour CE requirement.
When is a Florida CAM license required?
To manage a community association for compensation where the association has more than 10 units or an annual budget of more than $100,000. Either threshold is enough on its own.
What is a community association manager?
A licensed professional who runs the day-to-day business of a condominium, cooperative or homeowners association for compensation — controlling funds, preparing budgets, giving meeting notices and keeping records.
What is a Florida CAM license, in one sentence?
A Florida CAM license is the DBPR credential required to perform community association management for compensation for associations over the statutory size threshold.
How does a community association manager license Florida issues work?
The community association manager license Florida issues comes from DBPR: 18 hours of pre-licensure education, the state exam, then biennial renewal with 20 hours of continuing education.
What does a state of Florida CAM license let you do?
A state of Florida CAM license lets you manage community associations for compensation statewide, within the scope defined by FS 468.432 and by your management agreement.
What is Florida community association management as a business?
Florida community association management is the licensed activity of running associations for compensation — and FS 468.432 defines it broadly enough that budgets, notices, minutes and fund control all fall inside it.
What counts as community association management?
Under FS 468.432 it includes controlling or disbursing association funds, preparing budgets and financial reports, providing notices of meetings, preparing minutes, and other management duties performed for compensation.
What can DBPR discipline a CAM for?
Fraud, misrepresentation, gross negligence, incompetence, conflicts of interest, or violating the CAM practice act, under FS 468.436. A license may be suspended or revoked.
Can a CAM accept a gift from a vendor?
Not an undisclosed one. Accepting undisclosed commissions, kickbacks or gifts from vendors doing business with the association is prohibited — the concealment of the financial interest is the violation.
Who does a CAM owe a fiduciary duty to?
The community associations they manage and those associations' members — not to individual board members, and not to themselves.
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