! Under California’s Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act and the California Corporations Code, the "5% recall process" refers to the legal right of homeowners to force a special election to remove one or more HOA board directors. [1, 2] The process is strictly regulated and moves through specific phases: [3, 4, 5] 1. The Petition Phase · Threshold: Signatures from at least 5% of the total voting power of the association must be gathered. This statutory threshold

SLCC Board Education Requirements Davis-Stirling Under the California Davis–Stirling Common Interest Development Act, HOA boards have both governance/training expectations and specific financial disclosure obligations. Board Training / Education Requirements California does not currently require mandatory certification for HOA directors, but the law does encourage and support board education. Specific Davis–Stirling board training provisions 1. Civil Code § 5400 – Director Ed