Alight is a privately owned and professionally managed community. Click here for more information about the management and ownership.

You can select your roommate(s), or you can apply on your own and we can match you with other students. Applicants answer a short list of lifestyle questions to help in the matching process.

Instead of requiring all roommates to sign a joint lease, each person at Alight has their own individual contract, with one person per bedroom. This means you are only responsible for paying for yourself — not your roommates. Even if a roommate moves out or other bedrooms in your apartment are empty, you only pay the rate for your bedroom. Click here to see a sample Housing Agreement.

Each resident at Alight pays a flat rate that includes:

The spacious accommodations at Alight range range from 1 to 4 bedrooms, with a private bathroom for each bedroom.

Yes, all apartments at Alight have a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, stackable dresser, desk and chair in each bedroom, plus a sofa, chair, coffee table, end table and entertainment stand in each living room. To see a sample of the furniture and other finishes, please visit our model home.

The standard term is August 14, 2023 to July 23, 2024, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates may be available; please inquire with our staff. Click here to see a sample Housing Agreement.

Within 7 days after a Housing Agreement is signed, each resident is required to do one of two things: provide a qualifying guarantor (often a parent), or pre-pay the final 1 installment.

Yes. Residents can pay online 24 hours per day, by credit card or ACH electronic checking. Alight also offers automatic payment by either credit card or checking account — just fill out one page, one time and payments will be made automatically. Convenience fees apply for credit card and debit card payments.

Your living costs at Alight can be covered by financial aid, just like on-campus housing. Any available financial aid funds, after university charges are satisfied, are released to the student for non-institutional expenses, such as off-campus housing. These funds can be used to pay charges at Alight. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.

Nearly all the residents at Alight are students at UAB. The per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. Nonetheless, Alight is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students. Family members are welcome as well, subject to occupancy limits. Because of the need to match student roommates, non-students must apply together with enough roommates to fill the desired apartment.

Alight has monitored fire sprinklers, plus controlled-access entrances and individually locking bedroom doors. Community courtesy patrols are provided at select times. Management staff are also on-call 24×7 and can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.

Alight is a no-pets community. The community is smoke-free in all indoor and adjacent areas. Guests are welcome at all times, subject to the consent of roommates and security considerations. Overnight guests are welcome, with limits on the number of days and guests.

Alight offers optional controlled-access garage parking for an additional charge. Visitor and resident parking is generally available on the streets surrounding the community at no charge.

Alight is just four blocks from the UAB campus. The MAX Transit bus stops at Regions Field and Blazer Express stops at Chevron, each just one block away.

Yes. Please request an appointment for a personal tour, or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community.