U-Haul spokesman Jeff Lockridge told Insider that the moving company is offering students displaced by the coronavirus free storage for 30 days.

Major colleges and universities across the United States have closed their campuses and student housing to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

He said that while the offer is subject to availability, "There is no purchase of any kind necessary for the current offer to college students."

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While major colleges and universities continue to close campuses amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, U-Haul is offering 30 days of free storage to college students who have been forced out of their dorms.

U-Haul spokesperson Jeff Lockridge told Insider that the offer is available at all U-Haul-owned and -operated storage facilities across the nation, subject to availability, for students who have been displaced because of coronavirus safety measures.

While the moving company already offers regular customers a free 30 days of storage when they rent a U-Haul truck or trailer, Lockridge said the offer for college students is completely free of charge.

"There is no purchase of any kind necessary for the current offer to college students," Lockridge told Insider. "It is merely a gesture of goodwill given the extraordinary circumstances taking place and our ability to help."

Colleges across the country have closed their campuses and student housing to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Schools are switching to remote classrooms include Columbia University, Harvard University, Ohio State University, and Notre Dame.

Lockridge said those who need storage for their belongings while they sort out where to go next, should visit https://www.uhaul.com/Storage/ to find a U-Haul location near them.

He said the offer is dependent on occupancy at facilities, and that if a facility is unable to offer a storage container, they will direct students to the next closest location.