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Dear Scotlandx – yes, the rooms are really up to code – being above ground and very generous in windows and doors to outside. But these are of little use if they aren’t actually being opened!
I agree it’s easiest to get a building inspection done but I fear that even that won’t appease the crackpots unbelievers in our midst! If it is found to be adequate ventilation in the building (and there was no problem reported until this person bought in in 2015) then how do we convince an ageing owner that they really should be opening their windows at all times? We have security bars installed on the ground floor units affected.
One option would be to install additional vents to the outside but this is probably going to be unsightly from outside and inside.
I guess my real concern is that this owner will become unreasonable and vindictive, already being quite forgetful and shut in. How does one cope with single aged owners with no visible means of social support?
thanks!