Not providing the necessary public services Residential buildings become abandoned because of two reasons: This will probably be the zone that people will have the least amount of trouble with. This is by no means a perfect guide, but it should help new players figure out what is causing certain problems and how to fix them. I will discuss this for each zone type separately. After testing and trying out some stuff I thought it might prove useful to write down what I’ve learned. The past few days I have seen a lot of people asking how to prevent buildings from becoming abandoned. Cities Skylines Prevent Abandoned Buildings Guide by Tklink90