May 8, 2010 

Just about two months after KnightNews.com’s investigative unit was first to uncover a mold infestation forced UCF student Albert Piedrahita out of his Pegasus Landing Apartment — after he was initially told to leave for “standard renovations” — the situation has come to a boiling point.

On one side is the University of Central Florida, which owns the land Pegasus Landing sits on, and announced on Friday it is suspending its affiliation ties with Pegasus Landing over the mold.

On the other side is a company called CaPFA Capital Corp. 2000F, a Florida nonprofit corporation, which owns the apartment buildings where students live.

Caught in the middle are thousands of current UCF students, RA’s and future Knights who have leases at a property UCF promised was “affiliated” with the university.

knightnews.com

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