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title: Can HOA board meet in private then vote in new projects?
description: Can board members meet privately and then ratify decision in an open meeting as a matter of standard procedure? Projects never get discussed in an open forum
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# [Can HOA board meet in private then vote in new projects?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/can-hoa-board-meet-in-private-then-vote-in-new-projects)

 Written by [CondoAssociation.com](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/condoassociationcom) | Thu, Sep 14, 2017 @ 12:43 PM

Can HOA board members meet privately and then ratify decision in an open meeting as a matter of standard procedure? Projects never seem to be discussed in an open forum (e.g., re-landscaping, a retaining wall, widening a driveway by taking some of the gardens away in front of units, etc.) 

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