The HER house, established in 1928, is a cooperative home for undergraduate cisgender and transgender women and nonbinary people who are dependant on financial aid.

A resident of the Harriet E. Richards house on Baystate Road tweeted the ceiling had collapsed Tuesday, writing there were unsafe living conditions Boston University Facilities Management and Operations had previously flagged. BU Spokesperson Colin Riley said BU Facilities is aware of the problems in the house, but that repairs will take time.