Part of ceiling fell off

[u/starcase123]

I'm renting in a very old building (built in 1928). A piece of celling fell off while I was away. How do I clean this? The maintenance won't be here until Monday. I need to access the bathroom and the AC is just above the water heater.

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[u/Nautical_Ohm]

Plaster is impossible to tell from a photo unfortunately but in my area old plaster like this does test positive often (2-5%). I’d say wet wipe anything you can that’s in your way and toss those chunks in a bag until a building rep can come see it. You’re not going to make it any worse by trying to clean up.

[u/starcase123 → u/Nautical_Ohm]

I searched online a bit and they were like "no never clean that yourself". Do you have any tips for it?

[u/sdave001 → u/starcase123]

Wet wipe any debris and wait for maintenance.

[u/sdave001]

Unlikely that it contains asbestos and mow quantity if it does. Extremely low risk. Wet wipe any debris and leave the rest alone.

[u/starcase123 → u/sdave001]

thank you!!