That “things break down” is a truism as old as mankind—possibly preceding the invention of language itself. You can picture a furious caveman staring at the shattered remains of the wheel he’d just invented—after the first time it broke. Sooner or later, “things fall apart.” When area residents mull over their personal living arrangement decisions, one of the logical financial arguments for renting Costa Mesa homes rather than buying is the added cost of maintenance. Costa Mesa renters reason that they don’t have to worry about saving up for a rainy day (as when the garbage (1 comments)