San Jose has this same problem with abandoned vehicles. They will only do something if they can be classified as "blight". In practice that means the vehicle ha

San Jose has this same problem with abandoned vehicles. They will only do something if they can be classified as "blight". In practice that means the vehicle has to be so extensively damaged as to be inoperable. When I last looked into it, it was because they had grant money to clean up blight, but no budget for cleaning up abandoned vehicles otherwise. The towing and storage cost more than what they can usually recoup by fining the owner or by selling them for scrap. This has resulted in things like my entire neighborhood being taken over by shady car dealerships using the streets for overflow that they can't fit on their lots. And so actual people end up finding other places to park, like on the sidewalk, or right in the middle of dead-end streets. I do see those getting ticketed occasionally, at least. Meanwhile the unregistered dealer inventory with no plates that are otherwise legally parked don't suffer any consequences.