--- title: What to do about cold air getting into condo unit? description: There is cold air getting into owners unit through a crawl space that he beilieves is association responsibility image: https://www.condoassociation.com/hubfs/Portrait%20of%20a%20woman%20feeling%20cold%20in%20winter%20%3F%20outdoors.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/what-to-do-about-cold-air-getting-into-condo-unit#main-content) # What to do about cold air getting into condo unit? | [Property Damage & Repairs](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/topic/property-damage-repairs) |   ## What do you think? Question: Anyone have an experience like this? Worth pursuing in court? I live in a condo in the mountains build in 1984. It is very cold in the winter. The bottom floor of the 2 story condo stays very cold in the winter even though the heater works great and the fire is roaring. The problem is there is a 10 foot crawl space with ventilation beneath the bottom floor. Cold air permeates thru the floor. You can really feel it. I have had my heater inspected (its working good), covered my windows with thermal plastic, and re-sealed my front door. I also had a thermal analysis done with pictures and you can see the cold air coming thru the floor. Further, I found the only entrance to the crawl space was in the closet of my unit. I went down to take a look. I found R-19 batted insulation. Notes: 1. Local code says floor joists require R-19. 2. The walls of a crawl space require R-19. However, the walls are not currently covered. 3. At least one renovation was done prior to me buying the unit. A pipe broke and no one was home. Flooded the floor. The HOA provided the covenants at closing that said these key statements: 1. They are responsible for things beyond the finished surface. 2. Floor joist insulation must be blown to meet R-30 3. No declaration was given that the insulation in the crawl space did not meet their own regulations. The Rub: They say they are not responsible for upgrade. Further, their attorney provided a general statement saying they cannot be held responsible because I had the opportunity to inspect it and status of limitations is 6yrs. I had a certified inspection done. My inspection was up to the finished surfaces. I have no need to inspect areas that are beyond the finished surfaces. They are are not my responsibility. ## What do you think? Answers (9) #### What are your thoughts on this topic? ***Comments and postings are not legal advice**, but are the opinions of our readers. This forum and its contents are being monitored. Please be respectful of each other. *   ## Related Posts ### [Condo Board Must Control Condo Association Operations](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/8246/Condo-Board-Must-Control-Condo-Association-Operations.aspx) ### [Can condo association collect condo fees on unit in foreclosure?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/96548/Can-condo-association-collect-condo-fees-on-unit-in-foreclosure.aspx) ### [The consistent look of the condo common area is gone](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/the-consistent-look-of-the-condo-common-area-is-gone) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "dateModified" : "2024-10-01", "datePublished" : "2024-10-01", "headline" : "What to do about cold air getting into condo unit?", "image" : [ "https://www.condoassociation.com/hubfs/Portrait%20of%20a%20woman%20feeling%20cold%20in%20winter%20%3F%20outdoors.jpeg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/what-to-do-about-cold-air-getting-into-condo-unit", "@type" : "WebPage" } } ```