Today, the law requiring certification of professional community association managers and the licensing of management companies officially becomes law in Virgina. This legislation will provide homeowners with the assurance that their community association manager has a minimum set of qualifications needed to handle the complex and challenging task of community management.

 

Also critical is the fact that by statute, persons holding a CAI or NBC-CAM certification will be considered to have met the individual certification requirements and companies holding an AAMC will have met the qualifications for corporate licensure. In adopting the CAI/NBC-CAM family of certifications and designations the legislature has deferred to the experts on management, including the many CAI volunteers who’ve worked to develop these programs over the years.

 

This threshold will have more of an immediate impact on the Commonwealth government than it will on managers in Virginia. As of today, Virginia will be able to officially begin the implementation process that will include appointing a Common Interest Community Board to draft the regulations necessary to implement this law. As they work through this process we will be able to convey more information to you on when the required provisional licenses will be available and how to apply for one.


In the mean time, we have established an information page where you can learn more about the law and its impact on your association or business. In addition, the Virginia Department of Professional Regulation has published this FAQ on the new law (which also addresses other issues beyond manager licensing including the new Ombudsman and risk management in communities).