How Do You Recall an HOA Board Member in Florida?
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What a recall starts from — and what it does
A recall of an HOA board member in Florida starts from Fla. Stat. 720.303. This is the section covering the board's duties, official records, and recalls. It gives owners a path to remove a board member, but it does not guarantee that any particular recall will be upheld. Whether your recall succeeds depends on your community's own documents and the specific facts of your case. Nobody can tell you in advance that you will win.
Read your own bylaws first
Chapter 720 sets the outer frame. The details that matter most for a recall — how many votes you need, what form the ballot takes, and how the process actually runs in your community — usually come from your association's own declaration and bylaws, not from the statute itself.
- Ask your association for a copy of the declaration and bylaws if you don't already have one.
- Compare what those documents say against what you're being told at meetings.
- Don't rely on any deadline or number you haven't confirmed in your own documents.
Fraudulent voting is a crime
Florida takes voting fraud in association elections seriously. Under Fla. Stat. 720.3065, fraudulent voting activity in an association election — including falsely swearing an oath or getting someone else to do so — is a first-degree misdemeanor. Keep your own paperwork honest. If you suspect fraud on the other side, that's a matter for an attorney, not a guess.
Is Chapter 720 even your statute?
This guide covers Chapter 720, which applies to Florida homeowners' associations. If you live in a condominium, cooperative, timeshare, or mobile home park, Chapter 720 is not your statute — condominiums, for example, fall under Chapter 718. Do not rely on anything here for those situations.
What to do next
HOA Election Kit reads what you type — your situation, your dates, your documents — and explains what Fla. Stat. 720.303 and Fla. Stat. 720.306 say about it, in plain language. This is not legal advice, and it cannot tell you whether your particular recall will be upheld. For anything contested, talk to a Florida community association attorney, and confirm details with your association before you act.
HOA Election Kit reads what you type and explains Florida Chapter 720 in plain language. It can be wrong, it is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for reading your community's own declaration and bylaws, and it cannot tell you whether a particular ballot or recall will be upheld. For anything contested, talk to a Florida community association attorney.