Results 1 to 10 of 17

Threaded View

  1. #7
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Posts
    38,867

    Default Re: Is a Condo Association Responsible for the Cost of Improving Insulation

    Quote Quoting kakashi
    View Post
    Can you please better describe why you think the space through which floor joints (and ceiling joints) are common elements as this is where insulation is needed? I'm not quite reading that in the description of the Unit as it mentions the lowest surface of the concrete slab or subfloor.


    Each Unit is measured horizontally from the exterior surface of the sheet rock of all opposite walls and vertically from the lower surface of the concrete slab or subfloor forming the lowest floor of the unit to the upper surface of the sheetrock forming the ceiling of the top floor of the unit.
    from the lower surface of the concrete slab (which contrary to mark47n's statement, means the concrete is yours) or SUBFLOOR and then to the upper surface of the sheetrock (obvious statement it is the side facing upward) which means the joist space is common or limited common elements.

    a subfloor is the lowest level of "flooring" installed on the floor joists. The space available for insulation would be below that and part of the common or limited common elements.



    so, now define the difference between repair and improvement.


    also you need to check code requirements in place at the time of building.


    If the current situation meets codes existing at the time it was built, added insulation is an improvement. If degradation has caused an issue, it would be repair but if it is not required to be repaired to meet the codes existing at the time of construction, it is not a required repair and it falls back onto; it meets codes applicable at the time it was built.

    1. Sponsored Links
       

Similar Threads

  1. Condo & Co-Op Repair and Maintenance: Can Condo Association Funds Be Used to Repair Property the Association Does Not Own
    By klp1948 in forum Real Estate Ownership and Title
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 01-14-2015, 07:42 PM
  2. Condo & Co-Op Repair and Maintenance: Is a Condo Association Responsible for Repair of Hurricane Damage
    By twinboymom in forum Real Estate Ownership and Title
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 06-21-2014, 07:04 AM
  3. Condo & Co-Op Repair and Maintenance: Is a Condo Owner Responsible for the Cost of Plumbing Repair Inside a Shared Wall
    By Umbrella in forum Real Estate Ownership and Title
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-03-2011, 08:35 AM
  4. Bought a Condo, But There's No Condo Association
    By bennettjus in forum Real Estate Ownership and Title
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 12-08-2009, 07:50 PM
  5. Foreclosure from Condo Association
    By cwjr1835 in forum Real Estate Ownership and Title
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 08-27-2008, 09:21 AM
 
 
Sponsored Links

Legal Help, Information and Resources