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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 4737 items in last 80 months
Total dollars $9.0M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (29.1% 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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September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners face charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. Costs are recovered through special assessment liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #6 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City to clear nuisances, assess costs to property owners

City will clear overgrown weeds and debris from blighted properties and bill the owners. Costs become a lien on the property if unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The assessment covers costs from cleanup declared necessary in October 2018.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #67 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement & debris contract to Henley & Young

Henley & Young wins competitive bid to clear weeds and debris from public property for one year. Keeps neighborhoods cleaner and safer.

Counterparty: Henley & Young, Bessemer, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessments to cover abatement costs. The city declared these violations in 2019; this vote finalizes the charges.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council assesses fees for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. The city uses this mechanism to recover abatement expenses and incentivize owners to maintain their lots.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment approved for blighted properties

Property owners will be billed for city costs to remove noxious weeds from their land. Unpaid assessments can become tax liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to reimburse the city for clearing noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay could result in liens against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will be charged a special assessment to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds declared a public nuisance in 2019. The specific properties and assessment amounts will be determined at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

City collects costs for clearing noxious weeds from abandoned or neglected parcels; property owners may face liens or increased tax bills if they don't comply.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessments on blighted properties

Property owners will face charges for city weed removal costs on their neglected land. Assessment amounts depend on work completed under the 2019 abatement order.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on their lots. This implements the 2018 abatement order and allows the city to recover cleanup costs from negligent owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The city declared these properties noxious or dangerous in 2017; this vote finalizes the cost recovery against those owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City contracts with Davlin, LLC for weed abatement services

Public Works gets a one-year vendor for clearing weeds and debris from city property as needed. Keeps neighborhoods maintained and reduces blight in public spaces.

Counterparty: Davlin, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: Weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed-removal costs on their land. Unpaid assessments can become tax liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on affected properties

Property owners will face charges to recover the city's cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as authorized under a 2020 city decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments for weed removal on their lots, declared a public nuisance in 2020. The city will pursue collection to recover abatement costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #7 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will face a special tax assessment to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from neglected lots. The assessment is tied to properties declared dangerous under a 2019 resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to recover city weed-abatement costs. Affected properties declared noxious or dangerous under a 2019 ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment; properties to be named in public hearing

Property owners with overgrown or dangerous weeds face a special assessment (cost recovery for city abatement). A public hearing will name the affected parcels and let owners object.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set for blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will face special tax assessments to cover abatement costs. Specific properties and amounts not listed in this agenda item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from blighted parcels. The city declares the properties unsafe and charges owners for cleanup.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #69 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City approves weed abatement contract with James & Company Property Resources

Cleans up blighted property across the city through an ongoing vendor agreement. Removes eyesores and potential health hazards from neighborhood streets.

Counterparty: James & Company Property Resources, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 85 properties public nuisance for noxious weeds

Properties with dangerous weeds on this list will face enforcement notices and potential city-ordered cleanup. Owners have limited time to act before the city can abate the weeds at their expense.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $10K

Property owner billed $9,602 for unsafe building demolition

City demolishes unsafe structure at 2416 31st Avenue North and recovers cleanup costs by assessing the property owner. Demolition costs become a lien on the property if unpaid.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 2416 31st Avenue North, Birmingham
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