Attic Open Between Condos

Second floor unit in 10 unit two story building.

Attic open between condos.

You need to review the. This access is usually gained through a small hatchway not a pull down staircase. I did find a hole punched in the drywall that i believe goes through to the next unit. Condominium living means close quarters and shared spaces.

When selling condos we ve seen where the homeowner or possibly a previous homeowner installed a pull down staircase to give access to the attic for storage. Raccoons gained access to the attic space through a hole defect in the soffit panel of the roof and caused damage to. The last couple of condo inspections i have done where units build in the later 80 s. According to the master deed the roof exterior of the building is considered a common element and maintenance and repair are the responsibility of the condo assoc.

If the attic is open and shared with other units then it may be considered a common area and the association should address the problem. In tha attic there were firewalls between the units. I guess im just looking for. Yesterday when we got home from eating lunch we went into the closet and i saw that the trap door had been opened and left askew on top of the boards in our ceiling.

Okay so there s a trap door opening into a crawl space in our closet ceiling in our apt and we noticed on our 1st day there it didn t lock. In most towns fire department regulations require attic access in case of a fire. Condo attic concerns attic entrance located in laundry room ceiling revealed that attic trusses did not have drywall separation but rather were open from one unit to the next all the way to the last unit exterior wall. You can create open concept kitchen living room and dining room layouts with less than 300 square feet albeit that would be pretty much a micro apartment but it can.

You can sister the joists by cutting 2 x8 boards the same length as the joists applying construction adhesive and affixing each to a joist with nails. I include the attic as part of the inspection. The answer depends on those details. The last few had a shared attic region.

Also what narrative do you use to let your client know that it is a shared attic and unwanted access can be made through their access hatch by other owners in. I knew it hadn t been that way when we left and we had locked our door. You might open up your attic and find bare joists with fiberglass or cellulose insulation between the joists. Fortunately this is a fairly easy fix.

Do you write up that there is no fire wall between units. Unless you have an end unit you ll have at least three walls in common with your neighbors and a bit of insulation between the wall. There is attic space above my unit. Small condos and apartments are often open concept not because people want that design but out of necessity it now turns out people prefer that design so it s a win win.