Most Common Reasons Board Members are Recalled
Recalling board members is uncommon but it does happen. The most common reasons cited for recalling board members follow:
- Failure to develop realistic budgets leading to special assessments;
- Not holding the election of directors on schedule and as required by California law;
- Not treating members of the community equally;
- Letting members of the community become delinquent in the payment of their monthly assessments without taking appropriate collection action;
- Allowing the common areas to physically deteriorate;
- Making costly errors because experts were not consulted when appropriate;
- Acting in a dictatorial manner;
- If the community is fairly new, the perception that a board member is too protective of the developer;
- Failing to comply with the Davis-Stirling Act and California Corporations Code;
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest;
- Not allowing members of the association to address board meetings as permitted under the Open Meeting Act;
- Using association funds to unfairly benefit some members over others; and
- Cancellation or non-renewal of insurance coverage due to negligence, resulting in high cost replacement coverage.