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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 11057 items in last 165 months
Total dollars $18.6M 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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January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

City is charging property owners for costs to remove noxious weeds from their land. Affected property owners will receive bills based on this special assessment.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The cost covers abatement of noxious or dangerous weeds declared in 2022.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement on multiple properties; costs become property liens

City will clear nuisances on blighted properties and bill owners through a lien on their property tax records. This is routine enforcement of blight ordinances.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council authorizes nuisance abatement; liens placed on properties

City will clean up blighted properties (weeds, debris, hazards) and recover costs by placing a lien against the property owners. Affected property owners have the right to be heard at this meeting.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

City is charging property owners for clearing noxious weeds on their land. Affected homeowners will receive a bill for abatement costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses property owners for weed abatement costs

Property owners will receive bills for the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as declared by the city in 2020. The assessment covers abatement work already completed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set against properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their parcels, per a 2020 council declaration. The specific properties and assessment amounts are detailed in the full item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on city properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face a special tax assessment to cover city abatement costs. The amount and affected parcels should be reviewed before the hearing.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: Weed abatement costs charged to property owners

Property owners will receive bills to cover city weed-removal costs on their land. Failure to pay could result in liens or additional penalties.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs fixed for city properties

City assesses owners for cost of removing noxious weeds from their properties under 2022 abatement order. Owners will receive bills for cleanup work already completed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds on their land will be assessed to cover city cleanup costs. Details on which properties and amounts are in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on city properties

Property owners may face special assessments to recover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their parcels, following a 2021 city declaration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Nuisance abatement: costs assessed as property liens

The city will clear nuisances (likely weeds, debris, or overgrowth) on blighted properties and bill the owners; unpaid bills become liens against the land.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 14 blighted properties declared public nuisance

City targets 14 neglected properties for mandatory weed removal to protect neighborhood safety and property values. Notice will be posted on each property before enforcement action.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

City bills property owners for costs of clearing noxious weeds from vacant or neglected land. Owners who don't comply face tax liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 23, 2024 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for the cost of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. Assessment amounts and affected addresses are listed in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $637K

City charges property owner $637K for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 6924 Division Avenue faces a special assessment of $637,320 to recover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on their lot.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 6924 Division Avenue, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $10K

City charges $9,546 demolition cost to 1411 30th St North property

Property owner receives bill for unsafe building demolition. Cost assessed directly against the property address.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1411 - 30th Street North, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $9K

City assesses $8,746 demolition cost to 1140 44th Pl N property

Property owner at 1140 44th Place North will be billed $8,746 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.

Counterparty: property owner at 1140 - 44th Place North, Birmingham Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1140 - 44th Place North, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

Special assessment: $7,732 demolition cost charged to 3009 Avenue T

Property owner at 3009 Avenue T will be billed $7,732 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The charge becomes a lien against the property until paid.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 3009 Avenue T, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

Demolition cost assessment: $7,666 charged to 925 47th St N

Property owner at 925 47th Street North will be charged $7,666 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 925 - 47th Street North, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

City assesses $6,322 demolition cost to property owner at 2316 30th Ave N

Property owner at 2316 30th Avenue North will be billed $6,322 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on their land.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2316 - 30th Avenue North, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Property owner billed $6,143 for unsafe building demolition at 509 La Rue

The city demolished an unsafe building at 509 La Rue Street and is charging the property owner $6,143 to cover the cost. This type of assessment shifts demolition expenses to the property owner rather than the city budget.

Counterparty: property owner at 509 La Rue Street Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 509 La Rue Street, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

City charges property owner $5,785 for unsafe building demolition

Property at 6620 3rd Avenue South will be assessed a special fee covering the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. The owner is responsible for repaying the demolition expense.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 6620 - 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham
January 9, 2024 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $5,630 demolition cost charged to 4512 11th Ave N

Property owner at 4512 11th Avenue North must pay $5,630 for the city's demolition of an unsafe building on the lot. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 4512 - 11th Avenue North (Main), Birmingham
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