CAI CAP2 study plan

Map the hierarchy of governing documents (articles of incorporation, bylaws, CC&Rs/deed restrictions, rules and regulations, policies) and rank each by authority and amendment difficulty

Differentiate board authority from membership authority for at least 12 common actions such as adopting rules, levying special assessments, and amending bylaws

Explain the fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and obedience, and write one original scenario illustrating a breach of each

Complete 40 practice items on governance fundamentals and log every missed item with a one-line reason

Outline the legal and ethical standards that apply to volunteer directors, including conflict-of-interest disclosure, recusal, confidentiality, and avoidance of self-dealing

Diagram the procedural steps for enforcing a covenant violation from notice through hearing and appeal

Identify fair-housing and non-discrimination obligations and apply them to three original fact patterns

Compare the roles of association counsel, manager, and board when a legal dispute arises

Complete 30 practice items on legal and ethical standards and re-test the week 1 misses

Build a line-item annual operating budget for a hypothetical 120-unit association, including income, expense categories, and a contingency line

Compute a reserve contribution using the component (straight-line) funding method for at least six reserve components

Distinguish operating funds, reserve funds, and special assessments, and explain why they must be accounted for separately

Interpret a balance sheet, income statement, and budget-to-actual variance report and flag three warning signs

Sequence the assessment collection process from statement through reminder, lien, and foreclosure referral, noting notice requirements at each step

Explain the purpose and scope of an independent audit, review, and compilation, and select the appropriate level for a given association profile

Describe how reserve study updates and funding-plan disclosures affect the budget and owner communications

Complete a 60-item mixed practice exam spanning Domains 1 and 2 and categorize every error by cause

Construct a 12-month preventive maintenance calendar covering at least 10 building systems and shared assets

Classify the association's core insurance coverages (property, general liability, directors and officers, fidelity/crime, umbrella) and state what each responds to

Apply the risk-control options of avoidance, reduction, transfer, and retention to 10 original hazard scenarios

Explain how a reserve study, maintenance plan, and insurance program reinforce one another in managing physical and financial risk

Draft an emergency response sequence for a property-loss event covering notification, documentation, temporary repairs, and claim submission

Design a communication protocol that specifies audience, channel, timing, and approval for routine, sensitive, and emergency messages

Demonstrate three de-escalation techniques for handling an angry owner complaint and apply each to an original scenario

Outline a fair process for hearing owner appeals of rule violations, including timelines and documentation

Build a contractor selection and oversight checklist covering scope of work, bid comparison, insurance certificates, lien waivers, and completion sign-off

Outline the staffing lifecycle from job description through hiring, performance feedback, and separation, including documentation requirements

Produce a records retention schedule that assigns a retention period to at least 12 record types, including minutes, financials, contracts, and owner correspondence

Summarize meeting requirements for notice, quorum, voting, minutes, and executive session, and identify the parliamentary motion types most used by boards

Complete two timed 100-item practice exams under exam conditions and record per-domain accuracy

Re-drill the 20 highest-frequency missed concepts from weeks 1 through 7

Reconstruct the governing-document hierarchy, reserve funding formula, and insurance coverage matrix from memory without notes

Rank domains by residual weakness and schedule a final targeted review of the two lowest-scoring areas