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Blight Accountability

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

Volume timeline

Blight Accountability — items per month

Indexed so far 10820 items in last 162 months
Total dollars $17.8M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (62.3% 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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December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #82 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 519 65th St North ordered demolished

City will demolish a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 519 65th Street North, Birmingham, 35206
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #87 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 604 2nd Street North

The building at 604 2nd Street North has been declared a public nuisance and unsafe; the city will demolish it. This removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 604 2nd Street North aka 122 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, 35204
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #84 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 521 65th Street North

Dangerous or blighted structures affect neighborhood safety and property values. This building will be removed to improve the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 521 65th Street North aka 519 65th Street North, Birmingham, 35206
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #91 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 118 2nd Avenue South

Unsafe structure at 118 2nd Avenue South will be torn down, removing a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 118 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, 35205
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #79 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: Unsafe building at 3312 Avenue P

City removes a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears the site and reduces neighborhood blight.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3312 Avenue P, Birmingham, 35208
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1713 Avenue V

City declares this property a public nuisance and unsafe, ordering its demolition. Removes a blighted or dangerous structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1713 Avenue V, Birmingham, 35218
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessments set against blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to clear noxious weeds from their land. This follows a 2023 declaration and hearing process.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #67 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 304 4th Ave South

Unsafe structure at 304 4th Avenue South will be torn down, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 304 4th Avenue South, Birmingham, 35205
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Properties declared blighted in 2021 now face special assessments to cover weed removal costs. Owners must pay or contest the charges at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: property owners pay for weed abatement

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The assessment covers work declared necessary under a September 2023 council decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #69 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares building at 2809 32nd Way SW unsafe; orders demolition

Property at 2809 32nd Way SW will be demolished after city determination that the structure is unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal of blighted buildings from neighborhoods improves safety and property values.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2809 32nd Way SW, Birmingham, 35221
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on properties

Property owners with blighted, overgrown lots may face special assessments to cover the cost of city weed removal. Check if your address is on the list—you could owe money.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #75 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1132 45th Street North

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure at 1132 45th Street North, Birmingham.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1132 45th Street North, Birmingham, 35212
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #92 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 255 51st Street North demolished

City removes condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Property clears blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 255 51st Street North, Birmingham, 35212
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #71 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1232 17th Street North

Blighted property will be removed from neighborhood. Building was deemed unsafe and a public nuisance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1232 17th Street North, Birmingham, 35204
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on noxious properties

City is charging property owners for the cost of removing dangerous weeds from their land, as ordered in November 2022. Affected owners will receive bills for abatement work already completed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #83 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 50 Kappa Avenue ordered demolished as unsafe public nuisance

Unsafe structure at 50 Kappa Avenue will be demolished. This removes a property deemed dangerous to the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 50 Kappa Avenue, Birmingham, 35205
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #68 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Blighted house at 1261 Meadow Lane ordered demolished

City declares the building unsafe and will demolish it to remove a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1261 Meadow Lane, Birmingham, 35228
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #63 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 212 Kappa Ave

Unsafe structure at 212 Kappa Avenue South will be demolished to eliminate a public health and safety hazard in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 212 Kappa Avenue South, Birmingham, 35205
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #73 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3835 39th Ave N

Unsafe structure at 3835 39th Avenue North will be demolished. Removal reduces blight and safety risks in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3835 39th Avenue North, Birmingham, 35217
December 17, 2024 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. The city removes weeds and bills owners; failure to pay can lead to liens or tax collection.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 10, 2024 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

54 blighted properties declared public nuisance; weed abatement ordered

City will post notices on 54 properties with dangerous weeds and pursue cleanup to protect neighborhood safety and property values.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 10, 2024 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 62 weed-overgrown properties public nuisances

Properties will receive notice of the nuisance declaration and may face abatement action if owners don't clear the weeds.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 3, 2024 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders unsafe building at 220 N. 51st Street demolished

City deems the structure unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will proceed. Neighbors may see construction activity and dust control measures during removal.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 220 - 51st Street North, Birmingham
December 3, 2024 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe building at 239 2nd Street, Thomas

City will demolish a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, removing a hazard from the Thomas neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 239 2nd Street Thomas, Birmingham, AL 35214
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