On the 5200 block of South Marshfield, Richard Mints was walking to get tools to work on his car as he looked up and down the block behind his home and pointed out the boarded-up homes. "We need to get rid of these abandoned houses, we got too many of them," said Mints, 55. "It's a haven for them (gang members) to hang in. We need to fix them up or tear them down."