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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 4455 items in last 78 months
Total dollars $8.9M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (27.4% 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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February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face new charges to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. This enforces city cleanup standards from a June 2022 declaration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from their land. These liens become part of property tax bills if unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on properties

Property owners face charges for weed removal on their land, following the city's January 2022 declaration that noxious weeds posed a public safety hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on property owners

Property owners will receive a bill for city costs to remove dangerous weeds from their land. The amount owed depends on the size of each property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement costs assessed against affected properties

Property owners with code violations will receive bills to cover the city's cost of removing noxious weeds. Owners can challenge the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

City is imposing charges against property owners for clearing noxious weeds on their land. Property owners may be responsible for paying the abatement costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners will face costs to clear noxious weeds on their land or pay a city-imposed assessment. Details on which properties and amounts owed are not specified in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: property owners charged for weed abatement

Property owners may receive bills for city weed-removal costs on their land. Details on affected parcels and amounts are incomplete in this notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on city properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as authorized under prior council action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed on properties for weed abatement

Property owners will face a special assessment bill to cover costs of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as declared by the city in 2021.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners will face new charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their parcels. Unpaid assessments typically become liens on the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on city properties

City is charging property owners for clearing dangerous weeds from their land under an abatement program. Affected owners will owe a special assessment on their property tax bill.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners will face special assessments to recover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. The hearing offers a chance to challenge the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on named properties

Property owners will face a special assessment charge for weed removal on their parcels. The specific properties and assessment amounts are listed in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on properties

Property owners may face special assessment charges to recover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Check official notice for your property address and assessment amount.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to recover costs of city-ordered weed removal. The specific properties and amounts are listed separately in this consent agenda item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 28, 2023 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners face charges to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land; failure to pay results in liens against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #63 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $95K

City demolishes unsafe building; owner billed $94,712

Vacant or unsafe properties get demolished at the city's expense, and the owner is charged to recover costs. This property at 3928 7th Avenue (Wylam/Fairfield area) now carries a $94,712 special tax bill.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 3928 - 7th Avenue Wylam aka 609 Erie Street, Fairfield
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #66 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $11K

Property owner billed $11,484 for demolition of unsafe building at 8134 4th Ave

Building demolition costs become a special tax charge on the property. Owner at 8134 4th Avenue South now owes $11,484 to cover the city's demolition expense for the unsafe structure.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 8134 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

City charges property owner $8,422 for unsafe building demolition

The city demolished an unsafe structure at 2313–24th Street West and is billing the property owner for the $8,422 cost. Property owners can be charged for demolition of condemned buildings on their land.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 2313 - 24th Street West, Birmingham
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #67 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

Property owner billed $7,978 for demolition of unsafe building at 415 Avenue T

City demolished an unsafe building on this property and is charging the owner nearly $8,000 to cover the cost. If unpaid, the special assessment becomes a lien on the property.

Counterparty: property owner at 415 Avenue T Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 415 Avenue T, Pratt City, Birmingham
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

City demolishes unsafe building; $7,450 bill sent to property owner

Property owner at 240 – 54th Street North will receive a special tax assessment to cover the city's demolition costs. The bill can become a lien on the property if unpaid.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 240 - 54th Street North, Birmingham
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #68 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Special assessment levied for demolition at 4521 5th Avenue

Property owner at 4521 5th Avenue faces a $4,882.72 special tax bill to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 4521 - 5th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #73 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $4,665 for demolition at 4504 9th Terrace North

Property owner at 4504 9th Terrace North will be billed $4,665 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The property owner is responsible for repaying this expense.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 4504 - 9th Terrace North, Birmingham
February 21, 2023 · Item number:Item #71 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $4,526 demolition cost for 896 Walnut Street

Property owner at 896 Walnut Street, Building 1 will be charged $4,526.40 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building—a common practice to recover expenses from the responsible property holder.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 896 Walnut Street, Building 1, Birmingham
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