HB 516 (Chapter 851), was approved by Governor Kaine on April 23, 2003, and is effective July 1, 2008.  Under the law, employees of community association management firms who have principal or supervisory responsibility for persons providing management services must be certified according to standards established by regulations adopted by the Common Interest Community Board. Specific language in the statute allows those standards to be met by any manager holding a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA), an Association Management Specialist (AMS), a Professional Community Associations Manager (PCAM), or a company holding an Accredited Association Management Company designation.  Read more...