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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 5084 items in last 85 months
Total dollars $9.2M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (30.8% 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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March 3, 2026 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover abatement costs. Affected properties were identified in an earlier council vote (Resolution 1821-24, December 3, 2024).

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
March 3, 2026 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on unnamed properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover the city's cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay may result in liens or collection action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
March 3, 2026 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover abatement costs, following council's January 7 declaration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
March 3, 2026 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on neglected properties

Property owners of weedy or blighted parcels may face special tax assessments to recover city cleanup costs. Check your property records if you own vacant land.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
March 3, 2026 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners in certain neighborhoods may face special tax assessments to cover weed-removal costs. Check if your address is listed to learn your potential liability.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 24, 2026 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens: costs assessed to blighted properties

City removes weeds/nuisances from vacant or neglected properties and charges owners the cleanup cost as a tax lien. Owners who don't maintain their land pay for the city to do it.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 24, 2026 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Abate inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

City will remove an abandoned car from a neighborhood and bill the registered owner for removal costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 24, 2026 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens imposed on nuisance properties

City clears overgrown or blighted properties and places liens on owners to recover cleanup costs. Property owners can appeal at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 24, 2026 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Nuisance abatement: costs become liens on problem properties

City will clear nuisances (weeds, debris) from blighted properties and bill owners; unpaid costs become legal liens that can affect property sale or refinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 24, 2026 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 383 weed-infested properties public nuisance

City posts notices on 383 parcels with dangerous weeds, launching abatement action. Properties may face removal of vegetation at owner expense.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to clear noxious weeds from their land. Non-payment may result in tax liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessments levied for weed abatement on neglected properties

Property owners may face bills to cover city costs for removing dangerous or noxious weeds from their land. Details on affected properties and assessment amounts were not included in this notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement at blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will receive a bill for abatement costs declared necessary by the Council in November 2023. The assessment amount and affected parcels are listed in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for weed removal costs on their land. Assessments follow the city's October 2024 declaration of noxious weeds as a public safety hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on declared properties

Property owners with blighted lots will receive bills for city weed removal. Costs are recovered through special assessments against those properties.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on noxious-property owners

Property owners with declared noxious or dangerous weeds may face a special tax bill to cover city abatement costs. Details on affected parcels and assessment amounts are not provided in the item summary.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set against properties

Property owners face special assessments to recover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Amounts and affected properties are listed in full.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 17, 2026 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned vehicles create safety and neighborhood quality-of-life problems. The city will remove the vehicle and charge the registered owner for removal costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 10, 2026 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement on nuisance properties; liens imposed

City clears blighted properties and charges cleanup costs as liens against owners. Costs recover through property tax bill.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 10, 2026 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City abates inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Removal costs will be charged to the registered vehicle owner. This clears a property hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: property owners must pay for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment bill to cover the city's abatement costs. The full list of affected properties and amounts is not provided in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses costs to properties for weed abatement

Property owners may owe special charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The assessment details will be heard at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will receive bills for costs incurred to clear noxious weeds from their land; failure to pay may result in liens or further action by the city.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ 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 authorized under a March 2023 council decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners will be charged a special assessment to cover the city's cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. The actual properties and amounts are not specified in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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