But at the same time, it is a good tool for neighborhoods to use to get rid of essentially abandoned vehicles. The 48 hour rule is so rarely enforced (at least on my street) that it isn't a concern for those of us who actually live here. However, more than once in the time we've lived here we have had to cal 311 because a car had been left untouched for weeks. In the end it was 3 months before it finally disappeared (not sure if towed or sold) but it was obvious that the cars were just being stored, for free.

That meant that those of us who actually use our cars are down one space, so that a non-neighbor could store their car for free. If there weren't a 48 hour rule, there would be no incentive for that to change. At least now we can ask the city to ticket them until it isn't worth it for them to keep it around, or it gets towed as abandoned.

Just had to share one positive aspect of the law!