HOA President kicked member out, added one

Are you sure you know how it works? No offense. It's just that your board may be able to replace a board member with another member. The election process in many HOA's is that the GENERAL membership elect the Board members. The board members then elect amongst themselves the Officer positions. Some HOA's allow the board to appoint board members if one has resigned, died, or removed. What do your documents say on this?

So what if it's a "friend"? Everyone in a HOA is already neighbors. So as I always say... Sue your HOA you sue yourself and your neighbors. Plus what are you going to sue for? What damages? The court ONLY makes one "Whole".

If you want to make a change, then get a group together who feel the same way. You all then vote the President out of office. Which is most likely your best approach versus anything else.

Clarification, he said (and I don't see an email showing any actual votes) that the board member has been removed from the board. He later asked for a vote to add on the new person. 4 out of 9 people voted to add the new person to the board, and he said that's good enough.

No, she still lives here. He sent some weird email stating "*Board member* has been removed from the board effective immediately until she has a discussion with *Management Company*". After multiple emails, the HOA President still refuses to explain anything about his message. Granted, it is possible that something else happened, but no one has said anything or is willing to say anything. The "removed" board member hasn't been included on emails and may not even know that she has been "removed". I sent out an email to her this evening and am looking to see what happened.

Regardless, 4 out of 9 or even 8 people does not a majority make, and it's pretty explicit in our bylaws that a majority vote is necessary.

Jonathan, how many board members feel as you do? If it's a majority, why don't they vote to remove the President? (Removing a President is different from removing a director.)

Jonathan, Augustine, LetA & Janet are on the right track. WHAT do your governing documents say ab out removing board members. this probably is in your Bylaws. You're on the board, so you should be able to read the Bylaws and find out.

Generally, If the director, we'll call her "Kim," was elected by the members (homeowners), only they can vote her off the board in a recall. If she was appointed to, say, fill a vacancy by the Board, your Board can vote her off. I have never heard of the president having the authority to "remove" a board member.

I don't know about GA laws, but in many states, the board should meet in person to vote in a new member. Your Bylaws will say how many votes of the Board are needed to take any action, i.e., to make any decisions. Usually it's a majority.

Can't you rally some other directors to remove the jerk from the office of president?? Can't you and probably just one other director call a special meeting of the Board for the purpose of voting him out??? Again, see your Bylaws.

Jon

Typically a BOD member can be removed from the BOD via the way they got on the BOD.

If elected by fellow owners, fellow owners would have to remove (recall) them via a Special Meeting.

If appointed by a BOD vote, the BOD can vote to remove them.

If they miss 3 BOD meetings in a row without notification they will not attend.

If behind in dues, they can be suspended from the BOD until dues are paid in full.

The above can vary depending on ones Bylaws.

Correction ... as noted above Board can remove a member which they themselves have appointed between elections due to someone resigning.