Statement on Mold Remediation — September 22, 2018

Statement from the University of Maryland’s Department of Resident Life and Department of Residential Facilities:

The safety, health, and well-being of each and every resident is a matter of utmost concern for the Departments of Resident Life and Residential Facilities at the University of Maryland. Mold has been reported throughout Elkton Hall, as well as isolated reports in other residence halls, and the issue has been exacerbated in recent days due to significant rain and high humidity in our area. We recognize and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern this has caused our residents and their families. We want to assure students we are working as quickly as possible to eradicate the problem.

University staff has been working around the clock to thoroughly remediate the mold. We have taken a number of steps to address the issue, including hiring contractors who specialize in mold remediation; installing commercial-grade dehumidifiers in floor hallways; conducting inspections of rooms that have reported service requests; cleaning all surfaces, and cleaning or replacing furniture. Out of an abundance of caution, we also plan to relocate Elkton Hall students, floor by floor over a number of days, to local hotels to thoroughly clean and remediate when necessary every room in the building.

We appreciate our community’s patience as we continue to respond to residents’ facilities and maintenance requests 24-hours a day. We encourage all of our residents to report facilities questions or services requests to our 24-hour service center at (301) 314-9675.

We will continue to provide updates directly to affected residents on our work related to our remediation efforts.

All communications, answers to FAQs and information available to-date can be found at reslife.umd.edu/moldconcerns/

Read the notification sent to UMD faculty and staff regarding mold remediation on campus here.