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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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January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment issued for multiple properties

Property owners will face charges to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds. Affected residents should verify their parcel is listed and understand the amount they owe.

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
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners of weedy, dangerous lots declared unfit in April 2023 will receive special assessment bills to cover city cleanup costs. Affected landowners are hearing this decision today.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City levies special assessments for weed abatement

Property owners will receive bills to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as ordered by the city in December 2024.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover city costs of removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. The assessment amount and affected properties are detailed in the full item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will face charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, following a May 2024 declaration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will face charges for city cleanup costs. The assessment follows Council's June 2023 declaration of dangerous vegetation.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on affected properties

Property owners will receive a bill for costs to remove noxious or dangerous weeds declared by earlier city action. The assessment covers cleanup expenses required by city code.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Nuisance abatement approved; costs assessed as property liens

City will clear nuisances (likely overgrown weeds or blight) on designated properties and bill owners through a lien—a legal claim against the property. Owners will owe the cleanup costs.

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 #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments against blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered removal of noxious weeds from their land. Assessments are based on abatement work declared necessary by the Council in February 2024.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for costs to remove noxious weeds from their land, following city abatement work authorized in March 2024. Charges are based on actual removal expenses.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover weed-removal costs on their land. City enforces compliance with noxious-weed ordinance via liens and cost recovery.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face charges to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their parcels. This follows the city's February 2024 declaration of dangerous weeds and gives owners an opportunity to contest the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #70 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 75 properties public nuisance for noxious weeds

Property owners will receive notice that their land has been declared a public nuisance due to dangerous weeds. Failure to abate the nuisance may trigger city-ordered removal and cost recovery.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will receive bills for the cost of removing noxious weeds from their lots, as declared by the city in January 2024. Check your mailing address if you own property in the affected area.

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

City assesses weed-abatement costs on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown lots will receive bills for the city's weed-removal work. The special assessment covers costs the city incurred to clear noxious or dangerous vegetation from abandoned or neglected parcels.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses property owners for cleanup costs

Property owners face special assessments to cover the city's cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The amount owed depends on cleanup expenses and parcel size.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ 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. Failure to pay the assessment can lead to tax liens and enforcement actions.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on vacant properties

City is charging property owners for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their lots. If you own an affected property, you'll receive a special assessment bill.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for weed-removal work already completed under Resolution 776-24. Property owners will receive special assessment bills.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

Property owners with noxious weeds declared a public nuisance now face a special tax assessment to cover abatement costs. The city will recover cleanup expenses through this levy.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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 #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on noxious properties

Property owners will receive a special assessment bill for city weed abatement work on their land. The assessment covers costs already declared necessary under prior resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 20, 2026 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on city properties

City will charge property owners for costs to clear noxious weeds. Assessment details and affected parcels appear incomplete in the agenda summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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