chapte 10- Maintenac

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.