The Flight at Dayton, dayton-oh

Avoid at all costs. The Flight is shoddily constructed cash-grab masquerading as luxury student housing. I lived here for two years and it was the worst tenant experience I've ever had: - Within two months of moving in they towed mine, my roommate's, and several other residents' cars as a result of their own inability to communicate. They charged us $250 each to get our cars back. No apology or refund was ever offered. - Paper thin walls, weak internet, and poor craftsmanship. You can hear everything happening two apartments down from your own unit. You can tell they cut every conceivable corner when they built this dump. - Garbage chutes were constantly backed up. In winter 2025-2026 there was a literal mountain of rotten garbage in the parking lot for over a month - Door handles fell off entrances to half the building and weren't fixed for several weeks. Elevators were frequently broken and often filthy - The "coffee bar" they advertise as an amenity was barren the entire time I lived here. Even the ice machine was eventually broken - Upon moving out, they are attempting to charge hundreds of dollars for paint and dry wall repair for the tiny nails I placed to hang a shelf. There are much better and more affordable options for renting in Dayton.

Absolutely terrible management My experience living here this summer was extremely frustrating, and the management was by far the worst part. I was a subletter for only three months during my summer clinical rotation, yet I was recently charged $620 in cleaning and damage fees after moving out. I was never provided with a move-in inspection sheet or any opportunity to formally document the condition of the apartment when I moved in. There were already some damages in the apartment at that time, and I left the apartment in essentially the same condition I found it, if not better. Management’s communication throughout my stay was also extremely unprofessional. They showed up at my apartment multiple times without notice to search my apartment and essentially accuse me of stealing keys belonging to my roommate, who had already moved out and I had never met. I was then called repeatedly about the same issue and made to feel as though I had done something wrong, despite having no reason to have or take these keys. On top of that, I was charged a random $8 fee when I moved in and was told I had to pay it before I could receive my keys, but management could not - or would not - clearly explain what the charge was for. Overall, the way management handled issues with tenants was completely unacceptable. And the place isn’t nice enough to put up with insanely expensive and random charges. Being charged $620 for damages that I did not cause and “cleaning”, especially as a subletter who was never given a move-in inspection form, is incredibly frustrating. I would strongly recommend prospective renters document absolutely everything, take photos and videos before moving in, and get any fees or charges in writing before signing anything. Avoiding living here is probably the easiest route.

This is my second year at the flight and my experience here has been amazing. The four bedroom four bathroom setup has been great for me and my roommates. The staff is always having different events and engaging with their residents. Gwen the property manager is super helpful and gives off fantastic energy every day. I would highly recommend living in an apartment here.

This place is a complete shit show. They advertised a $500 gift card referral promotion if you referred someone who ended up signing a lease. I referred someone who signed their lease BACK IN MAY. It has now been SIX MONTHS, and I still haven’t received my referral reward. I’ve called the office MULTIPLE TIMES, and every time I get vague answers, excuses, and empty promises. No one seems to take responsibility or actually resolve the issue. And that’s not even the worst of it. When I lived here, WE HAD BUGS — literal bugs in the apartment — and management did not seem to care. I have video proof of multiple issues and of the poor conditions and management practices here. The management is absolutely ridiculous. If you’re considering living here, DO YOUR RESEARCH before signing a lease. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this place.

This is nothing against the ladies in the front! I’ve had longstanding issues with the management of this apartment complex. When they were building it, it was a rushed build and one side kept collapsing, so they tried to send everyone into a hotel AND move the move in date back for the hotel by a week. Once a hotel near campus was full, they started sending people 20 miles away to a hotel near an airport. When you would call them, they would scream at you. I had to threaten the apartment complex with a lawsuit for them to let me break my lease (I didn’t sign up to live in a hotel 20 miles away for 4 months). The property manager does not follow Ohio tenant laws, and entered into my apartment on a day she didn’t inform me she was coming. Then they tried to charge me over 100$. The apartments themselves are fine, but I was promised a walk in closet when I signed the lease and only my roommate was given one? Also they only charged me and not my roommate 10$ extra to look at the pool, so their pricing system is all messed up. The pool is only open for a short amount of time, and while I was there they kept on saying the pool was closed for maintenance and closed the pool two weeks earlier than what they said they would. The outside area is never maintained and looked pretty bad for all major events (graduation, parents weekend, etc). When I moved out, they tried to charge me 255$ in cleaning fees, even though I have a very through video of how I left the place. Additionally I turned in my keys and they’re trying to charge me 200$ for lock changes. Crazy. The trash is a major major issue, they canceled the trash service for 3 weeks and then tried to charge tenants 50$ for leaving trash in the trash room, but we were unable to leave it outside because the dumpsters and overflow dumpsters were overflowing and trash was blowing all over the road and surrounding campus housing. I have multiple pictures of these occurrences and they never got better. Genuinely trash everywhere. They charged up to 150$ a month for parking, but did not maintain the parking lot when heavy snowfall occurred for weeks, so everyone was unable to park there but still had to pay (they make you sign a parking contract for your entire lease if you want to park in the lots). The water in the workout room was turned off for the last 5 months I lived there, which was annoying having to leave a workout to refill your water when there’s a fountain right there. They threw a party near the end of the year at the pool, but did not clean up after the people who came for days. The hallways smelled god awful and there is always trash left around the side stairwells. Overall, a lot of issues. Most 5 star reviews are on here because they incentivize it with giveaways or gifts. Not the worst most unimaginable place to live, but you can find better. PS, try and find all the lawsuits against this place, it’s more than you would think. I recommend going landlord.