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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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April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be assessed costs for removing dangerous weeds from their land or adjacent city-owned parcels. If unpaid, the assessment becomes a lien against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

Property owners may face a bill to cover the cost of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The assessment recovers cleanup expenses the city paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement imposed on property owners

Property owners will face a special assessment to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as declared in 2018.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for weed removal on neglected lots. Affected owners will receive bills for cleanup costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses property owners for cleanup costs

Property owners may face special charges to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from their land under a 2018 ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weeds abated on city properties

Property owners may face charges to cover the cost of weed removal on their land if the city completed abatement work. Check the full resolution to see if your address is listed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on properties

Property owners may face charges to cover cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. Hearing allows interested parties to contest the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will receive a special assessment bill to recover the city's costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. Owners who don't maintain their property may owe additional fees.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on city properties

City is charging property owners for costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Affected owners will receive bills based on cleanup work completed under the original 2018 council order.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on city properties

City is collecting special assessments from property owners for weed removal work already completed. Property owners will see charges on tax bills or property accounts.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover city costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. This follows a 2018 council declaration authorizing abatement action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will face special tax assessments to cover city weed removal costs. Unpaid assessments typically become liens on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners may face costs if their land has noxious or dangerous weeds. This item formalizes the special assessment process authorized in 2017.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover the city's cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. This follows the 2018 declaration and hearing required by law before assessment is finalized.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 5, 2022 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement costs levied as special assessment

Property owners will receive charges to recoup costs city paid to remove noxious weeds from their land under a 2018 council decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $9K

Special assessment: $9,038 demolition cost at 317–25th St SW

Property owner will be billed $9,038.44 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building at this address. The assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 317 - 25th Street SW, Birmingham
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

Special assessment bill: $7,945 for demo of 7943 Rugby Avenue

Property owner at 7943 Rugby Avenue is now responsible for $7,945.44 in demolition costs through a special assessment on their tax bill. This amends a 2021 assessment.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 7943 Rugby Avenue, Birmingham
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

City recovers $7,746 demolition cost from 718 New Hill Place

Property owner at 718 New Hill Place will be assessed $7,745.60 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 718 New Hill Place Brighton, Birmingham
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

City charges property owner $6,111 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 5904 Patton Avenue will be billed $6,111.28 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe structure. The charge becomes a special assessment against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 5904 Patton Avenue, Roosevelt City, Birmingham
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

City charges property owner $4,509.68 for demolition of unsafe building at 204–9

Unsafe building demolished and cost assessed to owner. Property holder now owes the city the demolition expense as a special assessment against the parcel.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 204 - 9th Street SW, Birmingham
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $4,306.80 charge for demolished building at 705 New Hill Ave

Property owner at 705 New Hill Avenue will be billed $4,306.80 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on their lot.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 705 New Hill Avenue Brighton, Birmingham
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

Special demolition assessment of $3,754 set against 1722 Jefferson Ave

Property owner at 1722 Jefferson Avenue will be billed $3,754.12 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1722 Jefferson Avenue, Birmingham
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges for multiple properties

Property owners will face charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their lots. Assessment details and affected addresses appear to be listed separately in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment approved for blighted properties

City will levy charges against property owners who failed to clear noxious weeds, recovering abatement costs from those responsible rather than taxpayers.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
March 22, 2022 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set for blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Specific properties and amounts are listed in the attached resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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