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Mold forces move

Residents have to relocate this week

Published: Sunday, February 28, 2010

Updated: Sunday, February 28, 2010 19:02

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Emre Kelly

More than 20 students are being relocated from their Pegasus Landing apartments at UCF's request after mold was discovered in one of the buildings.

Pegasus Landing is part of UCF affiliated housing. It is managed by College Park Management, a private company, but because it is staffed by UCF resident assistants and patrolled by UCF police, the university maintains control over certain aspects of the complex.

According to a press release, UCF and College Park Management were informed on Feb. 23 that a leak caused mold in seven apartments.

While air quality samples have been within acceptable limits so far, UCF made the decision to move the students "out of an abundance of caution," the release said.

The 21 students from Building 4 of Pegasus Landing have several choices for new housing, including open rooms in their complex, rooms in the Towers at Knights Plaza, as well as Pegasus Pointe, The Edge and other properties managed by College Park Management, said Grant Heston of UCF News & Information.

Several of the students have already moved and the remaining students will be relocated by Friday.

They will continue to pay their current rent rates, despite the fact that some of their new apartments have higher rates.

Heston also said that there is no definite timeline for the students to move back because the extent of the damage caused by the mold, as well as the type of mold found in the apartments,  is still unknown.

UCF has requested that College Park Management test the air quality in other apartments near Building 4 to ensure the problem has been contained.

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15 comments

Anonymous
Thu Apr 8 2010 00:10
Beware. Peg Landing is in for a lot of trouble shortly.They cannot continue to let us live in this mess.
Anonymous
Tue Mar 23 2010 18:38
First poster. dude. Are you sure that was mold? Clean your damn apartment. Complainers, Clean your damn apartments. This is ridiculous. Yes mold does exist and I know they found some at Peg Landing. Chances are, however, that you are jumping to conclusions, and are in a dirty apartment because you neglected to clean your room.
Anonymous
Tue Mar 23 2010 18:34
Do your research before you start making claims about "Tons" of people being sick. I live here, I'm healthy, and I love it.
Anonymous
Tue Mar 23 2010 18:32
Of course all the cleaning in the world doesnt get rid of the mold in the air BECAUSE MOLD IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING THING IDIOT. It's everywhere are we seriously college students? How did you get accepted anywhere?
Alumni
Tue Mar 2 2010 12:27
Man, I lived in Phase 1 from 1999-2002 before UCF owned it and it sounds like things haven't changed. Sad to hear.
Anonymous
Tue Mar 2 2010 03:37
My boyfriend lives in Peg Landing and it amazes me how bad it is. They charge ridiculous overages every month, sometimes one roommate will have more overages than another, and whenever his roommates try to ask someone what is going on, they are met with, "We don't know, you have to talk to someone else..." But they never tell them who to talk to. The dryer takes at least 3 cycles to dry clothes, the shower water gets cold fast and the whole apartment was extremely dirty when he moved in.
Chris
Tue Mar 2 2010 01:37
As a Peg Landing resident for two years, I can say that the maintenance here is really horrendous compared to my apartment at home or when I lived on campus. They have charged us for non-existent damage and take weeks respond to simple maintenance requests such as the fact the window would not close! UCF needs to be more stringent about the affiliated housing.
Also, the author of the article fails to mention that Peg Landing is owned by the UCF Foundation and operated by College Park Communities (American Campus Communities).
Anonymous
Tue Mar 2 2010 00:30
Anyone concerned about mold in their apartment should go get a mold test done themselves and present it to UCF if the results are poor.
Anonymous
Mon Mar 1 2010 20:49
I actually live in one of the main rooms that was affected at Peg Landing and was moved out about 2 weeks ago before everyone else. It is a lot worse than they are making it out to be. Tons of people were sick and now know the cause was mold. Thank goodness they finally were truthful because now people know what to expect. Don't let them fool you and tell you it's not as bad as the outside air. No mold indoors is good for you. Especially since it has been there for months. Our bodies weren't made to breathe that crap in.
Anonymous
Mon Mar 1 2010 15:22
First poster here, yea I clean this place...all the time. It took me 7 hours of cleaning with bleach to make it clean enough to actually move in to...the mold came back within two weeks. All the cleaning in the world doesn't change the fact that their is mold in the air.
Anonymous
Mon Mar 1 2010 13:46
Sounds like the first poster needs to use some bleach and clean your bathroom, gross. There is a major difference between normal mildew caused by not cleaning and other more concerning types of mold. I think it's a pretty stand up thing for P.Landing to come forward and move the students even though another report I read said that there was more mold in the outide air than in the apartments. The main reason they are moving the students is because of the length of repairs (noise, inconvenience, etc), not because of any health concerns. I have also heard from numerous people about mold issues in on-campus apartments like Towers and Libra... Interesting!
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Disgusted
Mon Mar 1 2010 04:02
They also need to check building 5. I had roommates in that apartment for two years who continuously complained about mold in their rooms. That place needs a complete inspection and overhaul.
TruthAboutMold
Mon Mar 1 2010 01:11
Mold can cause serious health problems. For accurate information about the health effects of mold, go to http://truthaboutmold.info.
Anonymous
Sun Feb 28 2010 22:46
They need to come check building 9. My apartment is covered in mold. How on earth do you get mold growing on a shampoo bottle that you use every day? When I moved in here there was a solid black layer of mold in my toilet, on the floor, in the sink and in the the shower. Even now, I have mold growing out of my sink and I didn't clean it too long ago. Pegasus Landing is a dump and needs to be torn down.






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