No running water, broken elevator among problems at Granville Towers East

According to students who reside in the nine-story dorm, which is owned by UNC, the building has been without running water for days at a time and no elevator access for three weeks.

James Boyd, a resident in the dorms, said when the water does get turned back on it barely resembles water.

"I went to go take a shower. I turned the tap on and it was black water," Boyd said. "It looks like oil was mixed in it or something, it was disgusting. I had to run my sink for 10 minutes for the water. It was awful."

Boyd said the maintenance issues are common. Many students have to walk up the eight flights of stairs because of the elevators being out-of-order, which is dangerous as the handrails are loose too.

Connor Whittington, who lives in a building across from Granville East, said the issues are a big problem for people who are disabled.

"There's no water and no access to an elevator, so I don't understand how anyone with a disability [lives there]," Whittington said. "Because right now there's no accommodations for anyone that's not able to walk upstairs."

Due to the flooding issues in several bathrooms in Granville East, several of Whittington's friends have to walk 10 minutes to his dorm just to use the restroom.

"It's inconvenient," Whittington said. "You have to walk 10 minutes to take a shower because they turn off the water for days at a time."

WRAL News reached out to UNC and who provided a statement saying, "We know that a small amount of parents have made ACC aware of issues with the facilities, and they are working with them to address those concerns."

Students who spoke with WRAL News said they reached out to their RA's and to the school, but they haven't had any clear answers as to why these issues keep happening or when they'll be resolved,"

"It's not great when you pay like $8,000 per semester to live here," Boyd said. "You expect to have the bare minimum."