bringing this one back to life::
I had a same situation of a bike that was left leaning against a building. This is a college area. I watched it for months. After 5 months I moved it to a very close by bike rack about 15' away. It sat there for another year. People were removing stuff from it, tires flat. I spoke with building security, maintenance, & building manager. They said after a period of time they send out a email, cut locks off & let them dissapear. If they stay, then they dispose of them either dumpster or thrift store. No one would really take any responsibility for the bike. Fianlly, I spoke with the campus police, explained to them about the bike. They said students will leave their bikes when they finish school or transfer. So they have a lot of abandoned bikes that are never claimed. The campus police said since it sat there for 1.5 years, tires flat, missing a couple of parts, to take it.