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Blight Accountability

Birmingham council actions holding owners of vacant or blighted structures accountable for the condition of their property.

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Blight Accountability — items per month

Indexed so far 11241 items in last 167 months
Total dollars $18.8M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (63.3% 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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August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $10K

City assesses $9,937.52 against 6313 3rd Court South for demolition

Property owner will be billed $9,937.52 for the cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their lot. The assessment becomes a lien against the property until paid.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 6313 - 3rd Court South, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $9K

Special assessment: $8,925 demolition cost charged to 745–47th St. N

Property owner at 745–47th Street North will be billed $8,925.08 to recover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The charge will be levied as a special tax assessment on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 745 - 47th Street North, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

City recovers demolition costs: $7,595 special assessment on Wylam property

Property owner at 4814 5th Avenue receives a bill for $7,595 to cover the city's cost of tearing down an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 4814 - 5th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

Special assessment: $7,210 for demolition at 568 Antwerp Court

Property owner at 568 Antwerp Court is charged $7,210.08 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The owner can pay the assessment or dispute it.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 568 Antwerp Court, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Special demolition charge: $5,782 for unsafe building at 5420 12th Ave

Property owner at 5420 12th Avenue in Wylam must pay $5,782.40 to cover the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building. The charge becomes a lien on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 5420 - 12th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Special demolition assessment: $5,700 charged to 1404 Cresthill Road

Property owner at 1404 Cresthill Road will be charged $5,699.68 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site. The cost is recovered through a special assessment against the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1404 Cresthill Road, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $4,988 demolition cost for unsafe building at 6305 3rd Ave N

Property owner at 6305 3rd Avenue North will be billed $4,988 for city demolition of an unsafe building. This creates a lien against the property until paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 6305 - 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $4,907.95 for emergency demolition at 2005-33rd Ave N

Property owner at 2005-33rd Avenue North will be billed $4,907.95 to recover the city's cost for emergency demolition of an unsafe building.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2005 - 33rd Avenue North, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $4,664 demolition cost at 3208 45th St SW

Property owner will be billed $4,664.16 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3208 - 45th Street S.W., Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $3K

Special assessment: $2,603.60 for demolition at 1924 Fresno Ave S.W.

Property owner will be billed $2,603.60 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their lot at 1924 Fresno Avenue S.W.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1924 Fresno Avenue S.W. aka 921 - 20th Street S.W., Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 3925 Ellis Avenue unsafe; building demolition approved

An unsafe structure at 3925 Ellis Avenue will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood. The property was flagged by the Director of Planning.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 3925 Ellis Avenue, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 204 2nd Avenue South

Birmingham is demolishing a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal of blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and clears land for future development or green space.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 204 - 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe building at 1120 30th St N

City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1120 - 30th Street North, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment imposed on properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover weed removal costs on their land. Check if your address is affected and respond to the hearing notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on residential properties

Property owners will receive bills to pay for city-ordered weed abatement on their land. Costs vary by property and are legally binding under the 2018 declaration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

City is collecting costs from property owners for clearing dangerous weeds on their land. Property owners will receive bills for the abatement work already completed under a 2018 city order.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed-abatement assessment hearing scheduled

Property owners with noxious weeds will face special assessments to cover removal costs. Residents have a right to be heard at this hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments on unspecified properties

Property owners may face tax assessments to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. The hearing allows owners to contest the assessment before it becomes final.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment approved for weed abatement

Property owners will face assessment charges to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as authorized under a 2020 city ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1001 Gene Reed Road

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1001 Gene Reed Road, Birmingham
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

City bills property owners for cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. Assessment is tied to 2019 blighted property list declared by Council.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses weed-abatement costs against blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on their land. Unpaid assessments typically become liens on the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on declared properties

Property owners will face costs to clear noxious weeds on their land or pay the city's cleanup bill through assessment. Charge covers abatement work declared by the Council in 2018.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face new charges on their tax bills to pay for weed removal on neglected parcels. Amounts and specific addresses not disclosed in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 24, 2021 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

Properties are assessed costs for city weed removal after notice of noxious or dangerous growth; owners will receive bills for abatement work already performed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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