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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it's properly registered and in working order, it won't be considered abandoned.  And the parking is unzoned, the driver is allowed to leave their car there.

If its registration is expired or there are other indicia it's undriveable you can report it as abandoned . . . but from experience it can take a while.

[b]Keep in mind that some people may leave their car on unzoned streets while they're away for a while because it's legal[/b][/quote]

Is this actually legal in DC? To leave your car parked in an unzoned area for weeks? In Alexandria, it's 72 hours, to keep people from using the street as car storage. You can get a vacation exemption for 2 weeks, up to 4-5x a year. But you must notify the city.

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Bully for Alexandria.

You live on an unzoned street.  You sound like some precious suburbanite. "Someone is parking in front of my house. Waahhhh."

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I live in Alexandria. A few years ago there was a car parked in front of our house for 5 months straight (from November to April). Never moved when they had to plow the streets, had leaves collected underneath it, was getting super dirty. Had DC plates. Finally I called the nonemergency number to report it because we thought it must be stolen. Parking enforcement came, put the orange sticker on the window that states it will be towed if not moved in 72 hours and surprise surprise it was moved the next day. A neighbor said a friend of another neighbor was parking it there who lived in DC and didn't want to pay for parking. But it literally didn't move for 5 months. Never saw it again. Was nuts.[/quote]

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