UCF Statement:
UCF Requests Property Management Company Relocate 21 Students from Pegasus Landing
ORLANDO, Fla – The University of Central Florida has requested that College Park Management TRS, Inc., the property management company that operates Pegasus Landing apartments, relocate 21 students after mold was discovered in one building.
UCF and College Park Management were informed on Feb. 23 that water intrusion into one part of Building 4 at Pegasus Landing led to mold being detected in seven apartment units. More work is needed to determine the full extent of the damage, and out of an abundance of caution, UCF requested that the property management company move the residents out of those seven units.
Several of the students already have been relocated. UCF’s Spring Break begins Friday, and students will be moved prior to that. College Park Management and UCF are assisting students with the move.
College Park Management told UCF it has taken air-quality samples in several of the affected units, and air-quality results were within acceptable limits.
Pegasus Landing is a UCF-affiliated housing complex. College Park Management is responsible for operating the complex. UCF police officers patrol the property, and the university provides resident assistants and academic advisors for students.
Pegasus Landing houses about 2,500 students in 595 apartments in 34 buildings. The complex includes two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Building 4 is part of Pegasus Landing Phase I, which was built in 1996.
Residents are students at higher education institutions in the area. About 90 percent of the residents in fall 2009 attended UCF.
Residents who are moving can relocate to other parts of Pegasus Landing or other area accommodations.
Although some of the alternate locations have higher rents, students who relocate will not pay more. The rent for a student to live at Pegasus Landing is $545 per month for a four-bedroom unit, $565 for a three-bedroom unit and $640 for a two-bedroom unit. Each resident has a private bedroom and private bathroom.
As a precaution, UCF has requested that College Park Management immediately perform air-quality tests in comparable units in the other Phase I buildings at the Landing. Phase I houses about 750 students in 10 buildings.
UCF also has requested that College Park Management immediately develop a comprehensive plan on how to address this issue. Residents who have further questions can contact College Park Management at 407.362.5190 or 407.362.5194.
