An abandoned car in Vancouver is causing a stir in the Strathcona neighbourhood.

Residents say the neglected car has been sitting in the 300 block of East Pender Street for six months.

The steering wheel of the abandoned car appears to have fungus growing around it. (Matthew McFarlane/CBC News)

The car is covered in graffiti, the tires are flat, the side view mirrors are knocked off, and the steering wheel appears to be covered in fungus.

Karina Lam is the building manager for the China Villa apartments, which front the parking space occupied by the Geo Metro. (Cory Correia/CBC News)

Karina Lam is the building manager for the apartments that front the parking spot occupied by the abandoned car.

She says residents of the seniors housing complain the car is an eyesore and takes up one of very few parking spaces along the building.

Ken Cooper lives across the street from the neglected car. (Cory Correia/CBC News)

Ken Cooper lives right across the street from the derelict Geo Metro.

Along with his neighbours, Cooper has called the City of Vancouver multiple times to have it removed, but no progress has been made.

"We know if this car was parked anywhere else in Vancouver it would be taken care of, but because it's kind of at this intersection between Chinatown, Strathcona, Downtown Eastside, it's an easy one to do nothing about. Not my job kind of thing, you know."

City's hands are tied

The City of Vancouver says because the car is insured, there are no parking restrictions in that area, and it's not a hazard to the public, their hands are tied.

As it stands, unless the owner of the car decides to change spots, it will remain there until its insurance expires in October of this year.

At which point the city says it would remove the vehicle.