diff --git a/server/routers/auth/verifyUserIsOrgOwner.ts b/server/routers/auth/verifyUserIsOrgOwner.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5314b52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routers/auth/verifyUserIsOrgOwner.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
+import { db } from "@server/db";
+import { userOrgs } from "@server/db/schema";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import createHttpError from "http-errors";
+import HttpCode from "@server/types/HttpCode";
+
+export async function verifyUserIsOrgOwner(
+    req: Request,
+    res: Response,
+    next: NextFunction
+) {
+    const userId = req.user!.userId;
+    const orgId = req.params.orgId;
+    let userOrg = req.userOrg;
+
+    if (!userId) {
+        return next(
+            createHttpError(HttpCode.UNAUTHORIZED, "User not authenticated")
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (!orgId) {
+        return next(
+            createHttpError(
+                HttpCode.BAD_REQUEST,
+                "Organization ID not provided"
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    try {
+        if (!userOrg) {
+            const res = await db
+                .select()
+                .from(userOrgs)
+                .where(
+                    and(eq(userOrgs.userId, userId), eq(userOrgs.orgId, orgId))
+                );
+            userOrg = res[0];
+        }
+
+        if (!userOrg) {
+            return next(
+                createHttpError(
+                    HttpCode.FORBIDDEN,
+                    "User does not have access to this organization"
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!userOrg.isOwner) {
+            return next(
+                createHttpError(
+                    HttpCode.FORBIDDEN,
+                    "User is not an organization owner"
+                )
+            );
+        }
+    } catch (e) {
+        return next(
+            createHttpError(
+                HttpCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                "Error verifying organization access"
+            )
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/routers/external.ts b/server/routers/external.ts
index 0d5df100..56524fac 100644
--- a/server/routers/external.ts
+++ b/server/routers/external.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 } from "./auth";
 import { verifyUserHasAction } from "./auth/verifyUserHasAction";
 import { ActionsEnum } from "@server/auth/actions";
+import { verifyUserIsOrgOwner } from "./auth/verifyUserIsOrgOwner";
 
 // Root routes
 export const unauthenticated = Router();
@@ -52,7 +53,12 @@ authenticated.post(
     verifyUserHasAction(ActionsEnum.updateOrg),
     org.updateOrg
 );
-// authenticated.delete("/org/:orgId", verifyOrgAccess, org.deleteOrg);
+// authenticated.delete(
+//     "/org/:orgId",
+//     verifyOrgAccess,
+//     verifyUserIsOrgOwner,
+//     org.deleteOrg
+// );
 
 authenticated.put(
     "/org/:orgId/site",
diff --git a/server/routers/user/removeUserOrg.ts b/server/routers/user/removeUserOrg.ts
index 805089c3..3e5182fb 100644
--- a/server/routers/user/removeUserOrg.ts
+++ b/server/routers/user/removeUserOrg.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ export async function removeUserOrg(
 
         const { userId, orgId } = parsedParams.data;
 
+        // get the user first
+        const user = await db
+            .select()
+            .from(userOrgs)
+            .where(eq(userOrgs.userId, userId));
+
+        if (!user || user.length === 0) {
+            return next(createHttpError(HttpCode.NOT_FOUND, "User not found"));
+        }
+
+        if (user[0].isOwner) {
+            return next(
+                createHttpError(
+                    HttpCode.BAD_REQUEST,
+                    "Cannot remove owner from org"
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
         // remove the user from the userOrgs table
         await db
             .delete(userOrgs)