. >> reporter: neighbor dijone cunningham said someone abandoned this suv in front of her apartment building about a year ago and someone dropped off this hyundai sonata on the same block roughly four months ago. not just an eyesore and blight, but with multiple apartment buildings on the block, they're taking up valuable real estate. >> it's hard to find parking. >> reporter: the abandoned vehicles are parked in front of 2905 bonaire street in the fruitvale district. one neighbor reported the cars to 311 last year, but the city has not taken action. two weeks ago one fed up neighbor tagged councilman noel gayo's name and some bad words on the car to draw attention. >> i don't take it personal and i understand people's frustration, but at the same time there's only so much that i can do and we can do. >> reporter: the councilman says his staff received the complaint from the neighbors two weeks ago and they immediately flagged the transportation department, which handles these vehicles, but he says many city-contracted tow yards are full and the apartment is overwhelmed by the amount of aban