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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 4738 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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January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment set against properties

City will levy cleanup costs against property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds, as authorized by prior 2017 resolution. Property owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown weeds may owe special assessments to cover city cleanup costs declared in 2018. Check if your property is affected.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment approved for blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will be billed for city cleanup costs. This follows a 2018 declaration and hearing process.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City levies special assessments on property owners

Property owners declared noncompliant with weed-removal orders will be billed for city abatement work. Charges become liens on the property if unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will owe a special assessment to cover the city's cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The specific properties and amounts will be determined at the hearing.

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners in designated areas face new tax assessments to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from neglected land. Assessment amounts and affected addresses are listed in the resolution.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face a special tax bill to cover city costs of clearing weeds and dangerous vegetation from their land. The assessment is tied to enforcement action declared in 2018.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set against blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to pay for city removal of noxious weeds from their land, or face liens. The assessment amount and specific parcels are detailed in the resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set for properties

Property owners may face charges to cover city costs of removing noxious weeds from their land, per existing resolution authority. Check if your parcel is listed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment bill to cover city cleanup costs. The amount and affected properties are listed in the full item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as originally authorized in 2018. Specific properties and assessment amounts not yet detailed in this notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on multiple properties

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds must pay for city cleanup. Assessment details and affected parcel list are included in the full hearing notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: noxious weeds abatement on city properties

City is imposing special assessments on property owners for weed abatement work ordered in 2017. Check if your property is affected and the cost assigned to you.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessment for blighted properties

Property owners will be assessed costs to remove noxious or dangerous weeds from neglected land. These assessments help clean up blighted properties in your neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face liens or special assessments to recover costs of city-ordered weed removal on their land. Check if your address is included in this resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment approved (Resolution 2472-18)

Property owners may face charges to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land as declared by prior city action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on problem properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will be charged for city abatement costs. Affected properties were declared problem sites under Resolution 2159-20 (Nov 2020).

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

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on properties

Property owners with overgrown weeds face special assessments to cover abatement costs. Check if your address is affected—charges will appear on your tax bill.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will face a special assessment bill to cover city abatement costs. Owners have the right to a hearing on the assessment amount.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 11, 2022 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face costs for city-ordered weed removal on neglected parcels. The assessment amount and affected properties are not listed in this agenda item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 4, 2022 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $15K

City assesses $14,758 demolition cost to 7121 1st Avenue North

Property owner at 7121 1st Avenue North will be charged $14,758 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. The charge becomes a special assessment against the property.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 7121 - 1st Avenue North, Birmingham
January 4, 2022 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $12K

Special assessment: $11,719 demolition cost for 131 2nd Avenue South

Property owner at 131 2nd Avenue South will be charged $11,719.06 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 131 - 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham
January 4, 2022 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $9K

City assesses $9,492 demolition cost against 1201 Lawson Road

Property owner at 1201 Lawson Road will be billed $9,492 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. This assessment becomes a lien against the property.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1201 Lawson Road, Birmingham
January 4, 2022 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

City assesses $7,470 demolition cost against 917 48th Street North

Property owner at 917 48th Street North will owe the city $7,469.96 to cover demolition of an unsafe building. The cost becomes a special tax assessment on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 917 - 48th Street North, Birmingham
January 4, 2022 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

City bills property owner $7,306 for demolition of unsafe building

The cost of tearing down the unsafe structure at 108-16th Avenue NE will be charged to the property owner as a special tax assessment. This shifts demolition costs from the city budget to the responsible property owner.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 108 - 16th Avenue NE, Birmingham
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