Flood Clean-up
 Every
once in a while, floods occur.� Pipes deteriorate over
time and can fail. Occasionally floods occur due to vandalism
by others.� After the source of water for the flood has
been turned off, we may need to enter student spaces to
determine the extent of flooding and any damage to furniture,
ceilings, walls and floors.
We'll remove water from floors in public and student spaces
to prevent mildew and damage to floor tile or personal
property.� We will also extract water from personal rugs
at no charge. �Residents will be asked to pick up their
personal belongings from the floor, their closet and under
the beds to speed our water extraction effort.
When too much water has entered a room, residents will
be asked to carry their rugs to a lounge, basement or
exterior location.� If resources are available, housekeeping
staff will make an effort to extract water from these
rugs.� But residents will need to watch their carpets
for as long as they choose to have them air-dry in other
locations.
Rugs may remain somewhat damp to walk on and may need
a few days to air dry.� Regardless of the flood's cause,
we do not assume any responsibility for damage to or new
odors from rugs.� Housekeeping staff will offer, at no
charge, to deodorize private rugs if in their professional
judgment our products would be successful.
Response to water clean up from a sewage back up
will vary from what is described above due to the "material"
present in the water.� Residents will likely be asked
to vacate their rooms until the plumbing problem has been
corrected.� Our staff will remove the water and disinfect
surfaces as each situation warrants.� Residents will be
provided with gloves, trash bags and disinfectant for
wiping or disposing of their contaminated personal property
and for wiping down hard surfaces on their stereos, refrigerators,
phones, PCs and other equipment.
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