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title: Condo association board wants to hold silent meetings - how awkward?
description: Our condo association board wants to hold silent meetings.  Is this legal, is it appropriate?
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# [Condo association board wants to hold silent meetings - how awkward?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/14050/Condo-association-board-wants-to-hold-silent-meetings-how-awkward.aspx)

 Written by [CondoAssociation.com](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/condoassociationcom) | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 @ 12:48 PM

Because there are [condo association](https://www.condoassociation.com/CondoAssociation/tabid/83434/Default.aspx) residents that are not comfortable speaking up at an annual meeting, the [condo board](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/1641/7-Great-Initiatives-for-your-Condo-Association-Board.aspx) is proposing that we pass paper around at the meeting and have  people put their comment on paper. Then the comments can be read by a board member. This feels awkward and inappropriate to me. I feel that a resident can address an issue in writing to the board, before the meeting, and have a set as an agenda item. Is it appropriate to pass paper around at a meeting asking for questions?

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