Apartment Choice

Updated: May 7, 2010 - 6:25 PM ORLANDO, Fla.,None - The University of Central Florida cut ties to its largest student apartment complex , Pegasus Landing, where 2,500 students live. UCF said it will no longer recommend the place because of growing concerns over mold. WFTV covered those complaints before. The doctor the school hired to investigate found mold he described as "excessive." He also said he didn't see an imminent danger to the health of students living there, but late Friday afternoon UCF announced it's not taking any chances and sent notices to everyone who lives at the apartment complex . Paige Costa lives in the Pegasus Landing apartments and received a notice Friday warning her about the toxic mold in the building. "I was definitely nervous. I just never thought that I would live somewhere where there would be mold or even with health concerns," Costa said. UCF owns the land, but not the buildings, so the school can only make suggestio...

May 8, 2010 | By Dave Weber, Orlando Sentinel Complaints of mold in apartments at Pegasus Landing prompted University of Central Florida on Friday to suspend its agreement to use the sprawling complex for student housing . That cuts off the flow of new students to the 744-unit complex on Alafaya Trail. But hundreds of students with leases could be left to fend for themselves if they want to get out of current contracts or contracts for next school year. However, university officials said they would offer "resources, guidance and references" through a telephone hotline and online network. Officials said it's too soon to say how the decision will affect the university housing market for fall semester. About 2, 500 students live in the complex, each paying from $545 to $640 a month on year-round leases. University officials say they have been pressing Capital Project Finance Authority , owners of the 34 apartment buildings about a mile from campus, since February to ...