How do we recall or vote out the HOA board?

You vote them out through the recall or removal process in the bylaws, or you wait and elect new directors at the annual meeting. A Facebook thread is not a recall. Thresholds, notice, and whether you can remove one director or the whole board are technical. Get the documents first.

Typical process: owners gather written support at the percentage the bylaws or statute require. That may be a petition for a special membership meeting, a written recall agreement, or a vote at a meeting with a quorum. The board then has a short window to certify the result or contest it. Recalled directors turn over records. Vacancies are filled the way the bylaws say — sometimes by the remaining board, which is why a partial recall can disappoint people.

What controls: bylaws (removal, quorum, special meetings), CC&Rs, state nonprofit corporation law, and any HOA-specific recall statute. Petition percentages of 10% for a special meeting are common in bylaws, but removal of a director often needs a majority of all voting interests, not just people in the room. Read the actual number.

State examples, labeled as such — not national law:

• Florida: Fla. Stat. 720.303(10) generally lets members recall a director with or without cause by a majority of the total voting interests, by written agreement or by a vote at a meeting. The board has a short (often 5-business-day) window to certify or to take the dispute to court or to DBPR binding arbitration. Florida’s Division will handle some HOA election and recall arbitrations even when it will not investigate ordinary HOA complaints. That split is Florida-specific.
• California: removal of directors is generally a secret-ballot membership vote under Davis-Stirling election rules (Civ. Code 5100 and following), not a show of hands in a living room.
• Other states: look at the nonprofit corporation act plus the bylaws. There may be no state arbitrator at all.

Next steps:

1. Copy the removal, quorum, notice, and special-meeting sections. Write down the signature percentage.
2. Request the current membership list the way your statute allows (privacy rules differ).
3. Use a written petition or recall form that matches the statute. Collect owner signatures, not tenant signatures.
4. Send the packet by certified mail to the official address. Keep copies.
5. Keep paying regular dues. A recall is not a reason to withhold assessments.

If the board pockets the petitions, the percentage is unclear, or a deadline in the statute is already running, talk to a lawyer licensed in your state. Bring the bylaws and the signed papers.

This is general information from an AI helper, not legal advice. Confirm it against your documents and your state’s law. If a deadline or hearing is coming up, talk to a licensed lawyer.