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Blight Accountability

Birmingham council actions holding owners of vacant or blighted structures accountable for the condition of their property.

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Blight Accountability — items per month

Indexed so far 11750 items in last 181 months
Total dollars $19.4M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (67.0% of agenda items processed so far).
20 10 0 2022-01-01: 128 items, $320,293 2022-02-01: 60 items, $173,328 2022-03-01: 83 items, $75,082 2022-04-01: 66 items, $190,752 2022-05-01: 118 items, $150,742 2022-06-01: 77 items, $60,180 2022-07-01: 93 items, $256,589 2022-08-01: 53 items, $292,200 2022-09-01: 82 items, $164,512 2022-10-01: 54 items, $55,690 2022-11-01: 66 items, $189,517 2022-12-01: 25 items, $64,785 2023-01-01: 37 items, $188,291 2023-02-01: 94 items, $185,881 2023-03-01: 41 items, $133,802 2023-04-01: 92 items, $397,476 2023-05-01: not indexed yet 2023-06-01: not indexed yet 2023-07-01: not indexed yet 2023-08-01: not indexed yet 2023-09-01: not indexed yet 2023-10-01: not indexed yet 2023-11-01: not indexed yet 2023-12-01: not indexed yet 2024-01-01: 50 items, $771,986 2024-02-01: 49 items 2024-03-01: 44 items 2024-04-01: 11 items, $4,097 2024-05-01: 46 items 2024-06-01: 34 items 2024-07-01: 72 items, $184,735 2024-08-01: 61 items 2024-09-01: 70 items, $339,207 2024-10-01: 65 items, $24,883 2024-11-01: 3 items 2024-12-01: 82 items, $69,000 2025-01-01: 54 items 2025-02-01: 46 items 2025-03-01: 38 items 2025-04-01: 82 items, $233,214 2025-05-01: 44 items 2025-06-01: 36 items, $110,000 2025-07-01: 115 items, $654,669 2025-08-01: 118 items 2025-09-01: 86 items 2025-10-01: 120 items 2025-11-01: 50 items 2025-12-01: 106 items 2026-01-01: 94 items 2026-02-01: 27 items 2026-03-01: 127 items 2026-04-01: 53 items 2026-05-01: 80 items, $50,350 2026-06-01: not indexed yet 2026-07-01: not indexed yet 2026-08-01: not indexed yet 2026-09-01: not indexed yet 2026-10-01: not indexed yet 2026-11-01: not indexed yet 2026-12-01: not indexed yet 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments: properties declared blighted under 2011 rule

Owners of properties declared blighted in 2011 face new or adjusted assessments to cover weed removal costs. Check if your property is affected and the amount owed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face special assessments to pay for city cleanup. Costs recover city expenses under the 2011 weed-abatement ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment set for blighted properties

Property owners may face added tax bills to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from neglected parcels. Follows a 2011 ordinance declaring weed abatement a public safety priority.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners face charges for clearing noxious weeds from their land. Costs vary by parcel; affected owners should verify their assessments.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City assigns cleanup costs to property owners for code violations. Affected residents receive formal notice and have opportunity to contest charges at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown, dangerous weeds face special tax assessments to cover city cleanup costs. Exact properties and amounts appear in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment imposed on blighted properties

Owners of properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special tax bill to cover city cleanup costs. This follows the 2012 blight ordinance that allows the city to abate weeds and pass the expense to property owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council fixes special assessment for weed abatement

Property owners will be charged for city weed removal on their land under a 2012 abatement order. Affected owners have a right to a hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Properties designated for weed abatement may face added tax or utility charges to cover removal costs. Details on specific parcels and assessment amounts are needed from the full resolution text.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment approved for blighted properties

City charges property owners for weed removal on abandoned or neglected lots. Property owners may owe back costs for cleanup work completed under the 2012 ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 120 Center Street declared unsafe; demolition ordered

City condemns a downtown structure as a public nuisance and safety hazard, clearing the way for demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 120 Center Street South, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 306 3rd Street, Thomas

Unsafe structure at 306 3rd Street, Thomas will be demolished. Removal of blighted properties improves neighborhood safety and clears the path for potential redevelopment or community use.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 306 3rd Street, Thomas, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4208 Morris Avenue

This blighted property will be removed to eliminate a public safety and health hazard in the neighborhood. Demolition clears a code-violation site that poses risks to nearby residents and property values.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 4208 Morris Avenue, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 913–47th Way South

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 913 - 47th Way South, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2213 32nd Ave N

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance will be torn down, removing blight and potential safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2213 - 32nd Avenue North, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 3833 41st Ave. North ordered demolished

Property declared a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 3833 - 41st Avenue North, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1106 14th Street, Ensley

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and slated for removal. Demolition clears blight and hazard from Ensley neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1106 - 14th Street Ensley, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 308 Avenue V Pratt City ordered demolished

City removes a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in Pratt City. Demolition clears blight and reduces neighborhood hazards.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 308 Avenue V Pratt City, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Blighted building at 5201 Avenue Q Ensley ordered demolished

Unsafe structure in Ensley neighborhood removed from property rolls. Demolition clears the way for land reuse and reduces public safety risk.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 5201 Avenue Q, Ensley, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 922 10th Street North

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 922 - 10th Street North, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 416-62nd Street North

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, triggering demolition to eliminate a blighted property and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 416 - 62nd Street North, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 4824 Avenue S ordered demolished as unsafe nuisance

City removes a blighted building that poses public safety and neighborhood quality-of-life risks. Property at 4824 Avenue S will be cleared.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4824 Avenue S, Birmingham
November 27, 2012 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4620 Avenue Q

Blighted structure in Ensley cleared as hazard. Removal improves neighborhood safety and opens path for redevelopment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4620 Avenue Q Ensley, Birmingham
November 20, 2012 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4726 4th Ave S

A condemned structure on 4th Avenue South will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. The demolition removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4726 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham
November 20, 2012 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens imposed on blighted properties

City will charge property owners for clearing weeds and overgrowth; costs become liens on the land. Holds owners accountable for blight.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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