NOBAY is student housing located at 270 E Bay St in Lakeland, FL, serving Florida Southern College students with furnished rooms and available parking. The property provides shared common areas, laundry facilities, specific unit features, and includes lifestyle, recreation, and security amenities.
Students generally appreciate the convenient downtown location, which offers easy access to parks, lakes, restaurants, and entertainment, making it a good value for the price. However, some residents have experienced issues with apartment cleanliness upon move-in and slow responses to maintenance requests, including recurring pest problems.
These are the 5 latest Google reviews for NOBAY.
Reviews tend to skew toward strong opinions. They're a useful guide, but may not reflect the typical day-to-day experience.
5
Matt Eiel
January 2026
Good place to live. The management is fair and the neighbors are nice. This is in the most downtown part of Lakeland so it's walking distance to Munn Park, multiple lakes, and many restaurants/bars. Shoutout to the handyman, Hugo -- he's great!
5
Amelia Vega
September 2025
Amanda is AMAZING!! Answered all my questions and made me feel welcomed before I even moved in. Very responsive and caring, and the apartment is lovely I’m looking forward to living here!
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Noah Cole
August 2025
Just want to add to the comment the property manager added: I submitted a maintenance request 11 days after I moved in because I noticed the exhaust fan in the bathroom was leaking brown liquid on to the toilet seat. They also told me that cleaning that is my responsibility.
Moved into a unit that clearly hadn’t been cleaned — I had to do it myself. Bathroom exhaust fan was caked in dust, mold was hidden under the vent register (which I discovered when I finally decided to replace the rusty register that was in there), and no “Inventory and Condition Form” was provided at move-in, despite it being required by the lease. I was told that since I didn't report these issues at move-in that's it is not their problem. A little difficult to report issues on a form I never received.
Shows a complete lack of accountability, poor maintenance standards, and no respect for tenants.
Rick Lester
August 2025
Our refrigerator went out over the weekend, they are telling us it will be at least 3 days. Told us to get ice and keep the food cold. Great answer!! We have had pest in the apartment and they have sprayed twice. Still have pest. They can't seem to get it right! Just excuses. I am on the lease with my son and they won't take my call. I called 3 times this morning and they won't pick up. He calls and they answer right away. No sense of urgency for tenants.
In your response to mine. You are right your not obligated to discuss issues with the guarantor. But, if you provided good customer service, you would. You still have not solved the problem with your generic response. I also don't believe this is a miscommunication issue.
Andy Theronier
November 2019
Great place in regards to location, apartments are nice. There is usually parking and so much to do since your literally in downtown. You also get everything that comes with living in the city. The restaurant's, events, and occasional loud nights with restless passersby's. I love it there, and for the price, you really get your money's worth.
