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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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November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses property owners for weed abatement costs

Property owners may face charges if their land has noxious or dangerous weeds. The city is finalizing special assessments originally declared in 2018.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover city costs of clearing dangerous weeds; amounts depend on parcel size and location.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #73 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City targets 117 properties for weed abatement notices

Properties with noxious weeds declared public nuisance; owners will receive posted notice and must remediate or face enforcement action. Affects 117 parcels citywide.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments set against properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to remove noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. This covers work ordered under a 2018 council decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment against properties

Property owners may face special assessment charges to recover weed-abatement costs on their land or neighboring parcels. Check the full item details to see if your address is listed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on noxious properties

Property owners will receive bills for costs to remove dangerous weeds from their land. Amounts and specific parcels will be determined through a public hearing process.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ 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. Assessment amounts and affected addresses are set in this vote.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on unspecified properties

Property owners will owe special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as declared in 2017.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face a special assessment to cover abatement costs. The hearing allows affected owners to contest the charges.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners will owe charges for city-ordered weed removal on their lots. Unpaid assessments may become liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. Check if your property is listed to understand any financial obligation.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover the cost of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. Assessment amounts depend on parcel size and abatement scope.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on property owners

Property owners may face costs to cover city weed-removal work on their land. Details on affected parcels and assessment amounts are incomplete in the agenda.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds declared by 2018 council vote will be charged for abatement costs. Owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 16, 2021 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council assesses special weed-abatement costs against properties

Property owners declared negligent for noxious weeds must pay city abatement costs. Affected properties were identified under a 2019 ordinance; this vote finalizes the assessment and hearing process.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 1809 Warrior Road

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down. Removal improves neighborhood safety and removes blight from Ensley.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1809 Warrior Road, Ensley, Birmingham
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment against unnamed properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of city weed-abatement work. Specific parcels and assessment amounts are not listed in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special tax assessment for cleanup costs if owners don't act.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners may face special assessment charges for weed abatement work performed on their lots. These costs are tied to earlier city action declaring properties dangerous or noxious.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for the cost of removing noxious weeds from their land or have the city recover costs through property tax liens. Owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on affected properties

Property owners may face costs to remove noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, or the city will levy a special assessment. Details on which properties and amounts are unclear from this notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City recovers costs to remove dangerous weeds from abandoned or neglected properties by charging owners through special assessment. Affects property owners with weed violations declared in 2018.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

512 8th Street West ordered demolished as unsafe nuisance

City will remove a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the neighborhood. Property at 512 8th Street West will be cleared.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 512 8th Street West, Birmingham
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition order: 711 Graymont Avenue West declared unsafe

City will demolish an unsafe building at 711 Graymont Avenue West. Removal eliminates a public hazard and blight in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 711 Graymont Avenue West, Birmingham
November 9, 2021 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2624 18th Ave N

Unsafe structure at 2624 18th Avenue North will be demolished. Removal reduces blight and public safety risks in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2624 18th Avenue North, Birmingham
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