We actually have wind blowing in our doors & windows
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The OP is in Jeanette PA, outside Johnstown - that's north eastern Pa, in the mountains. Current temp is 28.
I think radiant heat is your best bet at this point and tacking thermal blankets over doorways, windows, etc. See if you can find an agency to help you get out of the lease.
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First of all the LL is only required to provide a habitable property. I am assuming we are not talking about snow blowing through cracks in the walls. Poor insulation is not an enforceable issue. A LL can't be forced to rebuild a house or replace all the doors and windows because a tenant wants it.
Secondly, my suggestion is as the others have suggested. If you are experiencing drafts, find out exactly where they are coming from. If from behind casings, caulk the edges. If it's through single pane glass, about all you can do is put in insulated panels or heavy drapes and turn up the heat.
Get some spray foam and fill any voids around pipes, etc. Don't fill light switches with foam! There are insulated foam pieces you can put behind switch plates.
Even if doors don't fit well - (is this a 100 year old house?) you can insulate them either with rubber or panels that can screw to the back side.
If the walls are not insulated, you might either buy some electric heaters, or move. Ripping out the walls to add insulation would be considered an excessive burden on a LL.
Eh, been there. Lived in a little crackerbox dump once and were paying up to $450 heating bills every month (moved in in the winter). Then spring came and we discovered that water leaked in everywhere... all those drafty areas of the house were pouring water every time it rained. House was aparently still "habitable" (not by my standards!). We decided to move out rather than plead with the cheap LL to make updates... we moved into this house and have been happy here for 5+ years now, double the living space and an average winter heating bill of about $125-$175!!! I hate moving, but it turned out to be a far better choice for us you may want to seriously think about finding a new place. Good luck!
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