Alight State College, state-college-pa

lived here for two years and overall had a good experience. my room had two windows with a beautiful sunset view. the apartment complex has pretty good facilities like a swimming pool, gym, study lounge, tennis court, basketball court, even beach volleyball. the location is very strategic, close to grocery stores and several bus stops. only ~10 minutes by bike to campus. they also hold events on certain days. maintenance improved a lot during my second year. whenever something needed fixing, they responded quite quickly. maybe it was cause of a management change (?) not sure~ however, there were some disappointing moments. at the beginning, i was charged for a tear on the living room sofa (couch) that was already there before i moved in. even after i moved out, the sofa still wasn’t replaced. well, the pricing can also be a bit tricky. maybe it’s part of their promotion strategy (?) but there are quite a few additional monthly fees. when you add everything up, the total cost can be similar to other apartment complexes that might be more comfortable. overall, it wasn’t a bad place for me, but there are definitely things to consider before signing the lease.

The management is incredibly dishonest and constantly provides contradictory information. They're always looking for new ways to overcharge, scam, or take advantage of tenants. I'm so happy my lease ended, and I no longer have to deal with this place. I would absolutely NOT recommend living here. It might seem inexpensive at first, but trust me, they'll make up for it with other surprising fees and charges, leaving you paying about the same as you would at much better places in State College.

This Apartment Complex Will Ruin Your Life Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned If you’re considering moving into Alight State College DON’T! This was, hands down, the worst living experience I’ve ever had. I lived there from 2023 to 2025, and let me break down why this place is truly the apartment from hell. Management is Abusive and Dishonest Within two months of moving in, management screamed at me in the lobby, threatened me, and tried to double my rent. They tried to bully me into signing a new lease. Even I had already signed a lease and had been living there for two months. students, please beware. there’s new management like every other year. It’s like a revolving door of incompetence. And each one is worse than the last. Maintenance is a Complete Joke Repairs take weeks if not months. My dryer knob broke and it took two whole months to get it replaced. On top of the fact that they kept marking the job as complete even though they hadn’t even fixed my dryer, Maintenance solution was to come in and add a screw so I could at least use my dryer. When my HVAC system flooded my entire apartment (thanks to the landscaping team covering a drainage line), they brought ONE FAN and ignored the mold that followed. Spoiler alert: I ended up breathing in mold spores for two years without knowing it. Mold, Damage, and Filth Everywhere When I moved in: • The carpet was stained, smelled like dog piss, and had not been cleaned. (correction it had been shampooed by a member of staff.) • The bed frames were broken. • They even tried to mask dog the smell by sprinkling carpet deodorizer directly onto the mattress. Yes, the mattress! Despite this, when I moved out (after deep cleaning and leaving everything spotless), they tried to charge me over $1,000 in fake “damages.” It took a week of emails and phone calls, just to receive one sentence replies from management before. I was so kindly informed my account could go down to zero, but they would not be returning my security deposit as they do not take security deposit. They take “housing installments.” Paper Thin Walls & Noise Nightmare If you’re unlucky enough to live on the ground floor, brace yourself. The walls are paper thin, and you’ll hear every single footstep, conversation, and creak from upstairs neighbors. Privacy does not exist here. Amenities Are a Lie • The gym is disgusting: equipment is broken, never cleaned. • The pool is unusable: it’s always dirty, rarely open, and not maintained. • There are half-finished construction projects all over the complex abandoned mid-renovation like they ran out of money. • For example, the stairs in front of Building 2 apt 155 broke and were “fixed” halfway, then just left with trash surrounding them. That’s not an exaggerationit’s literally unsafe. All they do band-aid fixes, never address root problems, and cover up issues instead of solving them and then push it off on whoever moves in next year. Mold, safety hazards, and mismanagement run rampant. Final Thoughts If you’re even thinking about moving here don’t. You’d be better off living with a friend, staying in a hotel, or even sleeping in your car.

I lived here for one year. Management was rude and unhelpful all year. When i moved in, there were ROACHES IN MY APARTMENT and maintenance did almost nothing to help. Not only was it very dirty, it was sloppily maintained, and very obviously extremely cheaply built (gaps in the walls, uneven flooring, things breaking). There was mold CONSTANTLY in my bathroom and probably everywhere else in the vents. Maintenance never solved the entire problem when requested and was extremely intrusive with “preventative maintenance” all year. The ONLY saving grace was that my rent was $550, but even that isn’t low enough to make me bother to live here again. This isn’t even everything that happened in this apartment. DO NOT live here if you’re trying to keep your sanity.

Management got that cash-cow-maxxing mindset. You're not a person, you're a monthly subscription 💀. JUST SKIP THIS PLACE. The apartments come with complimentary mold 💀. Maintenance has improved a lot and the staff are professional, but management is a whole different story. Utility bills are an absolute mystery box, zero transparency. People have literally reported higher gas bills in summer than winter 😭. Even roommates in the same apartment get charged wildly different utility amounts, sometimes double or triple each other's bills for no apparent reason. Nothing about the billing system passes the vibe check. No longer at this place, but I won't recommend this to anyone.