You can also give them a call:

Blighted Properties
Keeping our City, neighborhoods and community clean, safe and free of blight is supported by the Oakland Municipal Code 8.24. It is designed to improve the appearance of Oakland streets and enhance the quality of the City’s economic growth and social environment. The City encourages all to join with us in this effort to improve the community in which we live, play and work. Click here to learn more.

To report blight on private property, call (510) 238-3381.

City of Oakland Public Works Agency referred this issue to CODE ENFORCEMENT, service request # 513919.Please contact that agency to follow-up, see “Other Helpful Links” at:
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm#Links.

Here are some important City of Oakland contact points:

Abandoned Autos: (510) 777-8622 (abandoned vehicles on the public street after 3 days)

Animal Control (510) 535-5602 (live animals); (510) 535-4888 (dead animals)

Code Enforcement: (510) 238-3381 (blighted private properties, deteriorated buildings, inoperable vehicles on private property)

Drug Hotline: (510) 238-3784 (tips); (510) 777-3211 (in progress)

Parking Citations (800) 500-6484 (parking citation assistance center, pay or appeal a citation); (510) 238-3099 (enforcement)

Prostitution Hotline: (510) 238-2373 (tips); (510) 777-3211 (in progress)

Thank you.