Mold in the ventilation system of Granville Towers has caused health issues among its student residents and has led the complex to hire a contractor to determine the next step, according to WRAL.
An email sent this week by the off-campus apartment complex to residents says the contractor was hired to eliminate the mold, but the issue might not be resolved for weeks.
Granville Towers’ management discovered the mold after residents who were experiencing health problems and visiting doctors notified them. The housing complex now has cleaning crews going room by room to complete deep cleans while its residents are paid to stay in nearby hotels for two days at staggered intervals.
Granville Towers management have also allowed upperclassmen residents to be released from their lease if they would prefer to move. First-year residents in Granville are also being allowed to transfer to on-campus residence halls without additional fees.
This is not the first time Granville residents have had to stay in hotels. In 2017, 200 students were displaced after broken sprinkler head caused flooding and leaks in some of the rooms. There was flooding in 2012 as well, when a PVC pipe for the sprinkler system got melted by an overheated ventilation fan and caused 140 students from three floors of the East tower to relocate for two weeks.
Granville Towers has been available as off-campus student housing at UNC for more than 50 years. The complex underwent renovation in 2010, but it was largely repainting, re-carpeting, and updating the fitness center.
Photo via Granville Towers
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