Sequoia Dawn Apartments

service from Sequoia Dawn apartments to Porterville, but it only runs once a day. The Sequoia Dawn apartment complex is big--40 acres--and the town itself is surrounded by mountains, so there's usually a beautiful view. Unfortunately, the complex itself needs a lot of work (the elevator in the main apartment building, which is three stories high, broke down and wasn't fixed for more than a year) and all of the buildings are in jneed of repair, some more than others. The problem is that the owners do the absolute minimum as far as maintenance is concerned. There's only one maintenance guy for the entire complex, and he does everything from fixing electrical problems to fixing plumbing problems to painting apartments to mowing the lawns, and everything in between. He tries hard, but he's just really overworked and the owners won't 'hire another maintenance guy. It's too bad because the complex really has the potential to be a fantastic place to live; the rents are reasonable, the views are beautiful and the weather is usually very nice. If the owners would just put some money into it things would be so much better for everyone, including them--they would get more people staying there for longer periods of time, but as it is now, there's a pretty high turnover rate because a lot of people move in, stay for a couple of months, get tired of fighting the owners to get things fixed, and move out. Still, there are people who've been there for ten years or more, and are willing to put up with the inconveniences and problems inherent in living in old buildings--the place was built in the early 1900s and used to be a tuberculosis sanitarum--for the pleasures of living in a nice, quiet, peaceful, scenic area. All things considered, it could be a lot nicer, but it could also be a whole lot worse. If you're thinking of moving in, you might want to go there first and talk to people who've lived there for a while.