CLEARWATER - Alexander Kasheta says he can't imagine living in a better place than Bayview Gardens in Clearwater.

"Living here was perfect. It was the ideal situation for living independent," Kasheta said.

Soon he and all his neighbors will have to try to find another "perfect" place to live. For most Americans, April 15 will be tax day. For the seniors living at Bayview Gardens, it will be moving day.

"I think it's a disaster," Kasheta said.

March 1, the company that runs the senior living facility announced they would be closing for good.

"We've not been able to rise to the levels of occupancy required to keep the community operating," said Bayview Gardens President Troy Hart.

They blame the closure on a bad housing market and a struggling economy.

Bayview is a community made up of clusters of independent living apartments and a tower for those who need assistance.

Come April 15, every single resident will have to go.

"Forty-five days is a very short timeline, especially when you're dealing with frail seniors, and we gave a lot of thought to that," said Hart.

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