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Can our Board fire the management company mid-contract?

Usually yes, but read the agreement before anyone says it out loud. Most management agreements allow termination without cause on 30 to 90 days written notice. Some require cause, some impose an early termination fee, and a few obligate the association for the balance of the initial term.

Three things to check in order: the termination clause and its notice period, whether notice must be delivered a particular way (certified mail is common and email frequently does not count), and whether an auto-renewal window has already passed. Then confirm who is authorized to sign the notice — usually the president, sometimes requiring a recorded Board vote first.

Give the notice in writing, keep it factual, and do not itemize grievances in it. The termination letter is not the place to make a case; it is a contractual notice, and anything argumentative in it can surface later.

General information for Board members, not legal advice. State law and your governing documents control, and both vary.

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