How do I find out who is on my HOA board?
Reviewed by the OurHOA team · Updated June 2026
How to find your HOA's board members and contact information, the owner records-inspection rights that entitle you to a roster, and where to look when the association is hard to reach.
Start with what should already be in your hands
If you own in the community, the fastest sources are the ones tied to your membership: your dues statements or coupon book (often printed with the association's or management company's name and contact), the welcome packet you got at closing, and any newsletter, annual-meeting notice, or election ballot the HOA has sent - those almost always list current directors or officers. The community website or owner portal, if one exists, usually has a 'board' or 'contact' page too. For many owners, the answer is sitting in a drawer or an old email; it's only when those come up empty that you need to dig further.
You usually have a legal right to a roster and contact info
Most HOAs are incorporated nonprofits, and members generally have a statutory right to inspect association records - which typically include the identities and contact information of the board, and often a membership list. The specifics vary by state. California, for example, gives members broad rights to inspect association records (Cal. Civ. Code 5200 and following), subject to a stated purpose for sensitive items like the membership list. Texas requires the association to file a management certificate with the county that names the association and the person or company managing it (Tex. Prop. Code 209.004), and gives owners a right to inspect books and records (209.005). If informal sources fail, a written records request citing your state's inspection statute is the formal path - our guide on how to request HOA records walks through how to make one and the deadlines the association faces.
Check public corporate filings
Because the HOA is almost always a registered nonprofit corporation, the Secretary of State's business-entity database in your state is a reliable backstop. A search for the association's name usually returns its registered agent, principal office address, and - depending on the state - the names of current officers or directors from the most recent annual report. This is public, free, and works even when the board itself is unresponsive. If you're not certain of the association's exact legal name, your recorded CC&Rs or your closing documents will have it; our guide on how to find your HOA's CC&Rs and rules covers locating those, and our guide on how to know if you live in an HOA helps if you're not even sure an association governs your home.
Management company vs. a self-managed board
Who you actually reach depends on how the community is run. If a management company handles the HOA, your dues statements and notices will carry its name, and the manager is the front door - they route owner questions to the board and can tell you who the directors are. In a self-managed community, there's no management company in between; the board members are your neighbors, and contact may run through a board email address, a community portal, or directly. Either way, the directors are the decision-makers; a manager acts for them. Our guide on what an HOA management company does explains that division of roles.
If the board is hidden or unresponsive
Sometimes the real problem isn't finding a name but getting an answer - or discovering the association has gone quiet. If a written records request and the Secretary of State filing both come up short, the community may have a lapsed or inactive board, which is its own situation covered in our guide on what happens if an HOA has no board or goes defunct. If you can identify directors but want to raise an issue with them, our guide on how to get on the HOA agenda explains the member's right to be heard at a meeting. And if you're trying to reach the board to act on a problem, keep your requests in writing - a dated record of who you asked and when is useful if you later need to escalate.
How OurHOA helps
A surprising amount of owner frustration is just not knowing who's in charge or how to reach them. OurHOA gives a self-managed community one organized place to list its current board and officers, post contact information, and keep records owners can actually find - so a homeowner gets a straight answer instead of a runaround. OurHOA is software for keeping a community transparent and organized, not a law firm - for the exact inspection rights you have, check your state's HOA or nonprofit-corporation statute or a professional if a board won't respond to a proper request.
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These guides are general education for HOA boards and residents, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Rules vary by state and by your community's governing documents - check with a professional for your situation.