Worksheetschapte 10- Maintenac
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which statement best defines maintenance?
Activities required by statute, that when done properly, will prevent equipment breakdowns
Activities performed to be performed by skilled personnel, to maintain a building and its equipment in good working condition
Activities required to maintain buildings, grounds, and equipment so that they may be continuously used, at their original or designed capacity and efficiency, for their intended purpose
The activities that are paid for by the association’s maintenance fees
Rivières Vertes Condominium Association, a 20-story building, has a swimming pool and tennis courts on the roof. These amenities are only for the use of the penthouse members. Who pays for maintaining these amenities?
The association documents may require that the penthouse members pay for the cost of these amenities.
The Condominium Act requires the association to budget for maintenance of these items as a common expense of all members.
Annually, the members should vote on who will pay to maintain these amenities.
Associations must, by statute, allow all members to use all common elements, unless an element can only be accessed from a specific member’s unit.
Which of the following is NOT a type of maintenance?
Preventative
Optional
Emergency
Corrective
In a condominium association, who is normally responsible for repairing a leak in a member’s toilet?
The association
The member
Whomever the documents deem responsible
Roto Rooter
What does a building maintenance and replacement report provide?
A detailed replacement schedule for all common elements, limited common elements and unit property in an association
A detailed report, under the seal of an architect or engineer, of the maintenance and replacement costs of common elements in a condominium
A detailed report, under the seal of an architect or engineer, of the maintenance and replacement of common elements in an HOA
A detailed replacement schedule for all common elements, limited common elements, and unit property in a condominium
What is an example of an emergency?
A vehicle running through and breaking a security gate
An accidental poisoning of association members caused by eating cookies made by the president’s wife at a board meeting
Muscovy ducks flying directly over the association’s pool
The loss of electricity for five minutes
Florida statutes that apply to pools and spas operated by community associations regulate all of the following, EXCEPT:
Safety of assistance animals authorized to be in the pool area
Construction standards
The bacteriological, chemical, and physical quality of the water
Lifesaving equipment
All of the following information is required to be included on a sign posted at the pool in one-inch-high lettering, EXCEPT:
The hours of operation
The hours during which service animals may use the pool
A warning not to swallow pool water
A warning of food and drink
Which of the following is NOT true about public swimming pools?
Local county public health units and the FDOH regulate public swimming pools and bathing places.
A pool that serves no more than 32 condominium or cooperative units and prohibits the rental or sublease of units for periods of less than 60 days must obtain an initial operating permit from the FDOH.
A pool that serves no more than 32 condominium or cooperative units that are not operated as a public lodging establishment is exempt from all supervision by the FDOH.
The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act requires that each public swimming pool and spa drain cover or grate be equipped with an anti-entrapment system or device.
All of the following are required by Florida statutes and the Florida Building Code of community associations, EXCEPT:
One or more hard-wired smoke detectors are required in all units.
A minimum number of fire extinguishers are required in all buildings, depending upon the type of building, number of floors, associated facilities, and other considerations.
All buildings constructed after July 1, 2008, that have fossil-fueled heaters must have a carbon monoxide alarm within ten feet of each sleeping room.
Buildings with units that have wood burning fireplaces are required to have a smoke detector within five feet of every fireplace.
The standards established by the Florida Fire Prevention Code apply to all of the following, EXCEPT:
Portable fire extinguishers
Electrical outlets used to charge electric vehicles
Fire doors and windows
Smoke detectors
Which of the following is NOT true about persons servicing public pools?
The FDOH deems certified any person who passes a 16-hour nationally recognized training course approved by FDOH.
The FDOH may require that person to be certified as a pool service technician.
To be certified, they must demonstrate proper water purification, testing, treatment, and disinfection procedures.
The FDOH establishes the procedures for certification courses.
How often does the F.S. 633 require the state fire marshal to review and adopt the Florida Fire Prevention Code?
Once a year
Every other year
Every three years
Every five years
Jamie resides on the second floor of a four-story condominium. She has a balcony on which she has placed a gas-fired hibachi. Is this permissible under the Florida Fire Code?
Yes, if Jamie has a fire extinguisher on the balcony as well.
Jamie can only use a gas grill if the grill has a cover.
Gas- and charcoal-fired equipment may only be used if they are placed more than ten feet from the building.
If the condominium has less than 50 units, Jamie can use a gas or charcoal grill or hibachi.
If the power fails within a building, how long must the association's emergency power system power the elevator communications (telephone) system?
1 hour
2 hours
4 hours
6 minutes
Which of the following is NOT correct?
A multi-story building of fewer than four stories with a corridor that provides a means of egress is exempt from installing a manual fire alarm system.
Community associations must contract with a licensed fire safety company to inspect and certify fire extinguishers annually.
The Uniform Fire Code (NFPA 1, paragraph 10.11.7) prohibits the use in any multi-unit building of more than two units of a hibachi, gas fired grill, charcoal grill, or similar device for cooking, heating, or any other purpose on an overhanging portion of the building or within ten feet of any structure.
Florida statutes require existing high-rise buildings to be protected by approved, automatic sprinkler systems or be equipped with engineered life safety systems no later than December 31, 2022.
Fill in the blank. Condominium association members may vote to forego retrofitting a fire sprinkler system in the units, common elements, and limited common elements by an affirmative vote of _______.
Sarasota County recently experienced a fire in a 15-story apartment building. Several county commissioners proposed passing an ordinance, requiring residential buildings of 75 feet or more to retrofit sprinkler and smoke alarm systems that are wired to a central building panel. Can the county commission initiate this action?
No, only the state fire marshal can initiate such an action, by administrative rules.
Yes, but the ordinance must be approved by the state fire marshal.
Yes, but it cannot go into effect before January 1, 2019.
Yes, but it may not require completion of retrofitting with a fire sprinkler system before January 1, 2024.
Which of the following is NOT a provision of F.S. 399, the Elevator Safety Act?
A certificate of operation may be issued for a maximum of two years.
All elevators must be annually inspected by a certified elevator inspector or by a municipality or county under contract with the FDHR.
Any elevator accident must be reported within 10 days to the Division of Elevators.
A statement verifying the existence and performance of each elevator service maintenance contract must be filed at least annually with the Division of Florida Hotels and Restaurants.
If an elevator door closes on a resident's hand, what is the association required to do?
Report the accident to the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants within five days of its occurrence.
Report the accident to the Florida Division of Elevators within ten business days.
Remove the elevator from service until the Florida Division of Vertical Ascent and Descent inspects the elevator and authorizes its return to service.
Do nothing because minor accidents are not required to be reported.
Which of the following is NOT a provision of F.S. 493 Private Investigative, Private Security and Repossession Services?
A security guard who is hired through a security agency must have a Class D license.
Class G security guards are licensed to carry firearms.
Security guards and security companies are regulated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).
Security guards have arrest powers but cannot use force to subdue a suspect.
Pest control services in Florida are regulated by all of the following, EXCEPT:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Florida Division of Pest Control
F.S. 482 and F.A.C. 5E-2 through 5E-14
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Which of the following is NOT required for a pest control operator license?
An operator must have training or experience in pest control.
An operator must be a college graduate.
An operator must pass an examination.
An operator who performs fumigations must meet additional criteria, as defined in F.S. 482.151.
Which of the following is NOT a provision of F.S. 713 the Construction Lien Law?
A contractor is entitled to lien relief if an entity fails to pay the contractor for work performed under a valid contract.
A construction lien is effective when it is recorded.
A notice to the owner of intent to place a lien is required to place a lien.
Architects, landscape architects, interior designers, engineers, surveyors, and mappers on contracts that are related to real property are entitled to file liens.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Construction Defects Act?
It provides for a dispute resolution alternative to filing a lawsuit in certain construction defects matters.
It requires that a notice of claim identify the location of each alleged defect to allow the responding parties to locate them without undue burden.
A construction defect includes defective materials, used in construction or remodeling.
It is restricted for use by association boards that are unhappy with the amount of the final construction costs.
