NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Parents in a New Haven neighborhood said they’re concerned about the amount of prostitution taking place in their neighborhood.

Police boarded up one house in a New Haven neighborhood after several prostitutes were caught doing business inside.

“They come to the corner, stand there,” said resident Teresa Rumley. “You have to run them away."

They're here like roaches, residents said, and something has to be done because there are kids outside playing.

A lot of the vacant, boarded-up homes are foreclosures now owned by out-of-state banks and mortgage companies, city officials said. The New Haven Board of Aldermen is trying to require the out-of-state companies to be better neighbors.

A new law they’re trying to enact would fine out-of-state banks $250 per day for each home they don’t keep in order after they foreclose on them.

The people who live next door to these foreclosed homes said it's more than just a safety issue.

“They need to change them because it makes our area look really bad, real bad," said Ni Darden.