ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Prostitutes and drug users have transformed two blocks of condemned houses in Orange County into a town for outlaws. Neighbors say the trouble started when Code Enforcement labeled the eight homes on West 25th Street unsafe (see map). Now the county says it's going to do something about the crime.

Condom wrappers, beer bottles and fire hazards of all kinds litter one of the condemned homes. It's supposed to be "unfit for human occupancy," but neighbors say prostitutes and drug users have been making the homes their own for six months.

Residents Eyewitness News talked to were too scared to be identified.

"I'm surprised they're not here right now," one neighbor said.

And the house is only one of twelve that make up the West 25th Street "outlaw town." Even at the buildings that appear thoroughly boarded up, neighbors say the most determined find just one spot to break in and get access to the entire building.

In the midst of it all are two family homes. Just down the block, there's a daycare center where workers watch dozens of kids each day.

Orange County Code Enforcement insists it's the owner's responsibility to properly board the places up. But the owner, Lewis Real Estate, has filed for bankruptcy. So, Code Enforcement said they'll board up all twelve homes within the next two weeks.

County authorities said a full tear-down may be on the way, come mid-summer. Code Enforcement said there are as many as 1,000 vacant buildings around Orange County. When the owner of a condemned building declares bankruptcy, officials said, they have to go through a lengthy notification process before tearing the structures down.