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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 11272 items in last 168 months
Total dollars $18.8M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (63.6% 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 11, 2020 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays costs

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
August 11, 2020 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; assess costs to owner

City removes abandoned or broken-down cars that create blight and safety hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City collects costs for clearing noxious weeds from abandoned or neglected parcels; property owners may face liens if assessments go unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs billed to property owners

Property owners may face charges for city weed removal on their lots. The assessment covers noxious or dangerous weeds declared a nuisance in 2017.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed-abatement costs on their blighted parcels. This follows a 2017 city declaration and gives owners a chance to contest the charges at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: costs become liens on blighted properties

City removes nuisances from vacant or neglected properties and charges owners for cleanup costs, which become legal claims against the property. Helps combat neighborhood blight but may affect property sales or refinancing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City levies special assessment on blighted properties

City charges property owners for weed removal on blighted sites declared under 2017 resolution. Property owners may face liens if they don't pay the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: Property owners pay for city weed abatement

Property owners will receive bills for the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as authorized by a 2017 council resolution. The assessment amount and affected properties were not specified in the agenda item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City enforces cleanup of noxious weeds on abandoned or neglected properties. Property owners may face cost recovery charges if they don't comply with prior abatement orders.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs charged to property owners

Property owners declared negligent in weed control face special assessments to recover city abatement costs. The amount and affected parcels are not specified in the available text.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 4, 2020 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment hearing on blighted properties

City is collecting fines from property owners for noxious weeds declared a public nuisance in 2017. Hearing allows affected owners to contest the assessment before liens are placed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $12K

Property owner charged $12,378 for unsafe building demolition at 3104 24th St No

City completed demolition of an unsafe structure and is billing the property owner for the $12,378 cost. Property owners are responsible for demolition expenses when the city removes hazardous buildings.

Counterparty: property owner at 3104 - 24th Street North Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3104 - 24th Street North, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $10K

Special assessment: $10,337 demolition cost billed to 1028 Coosa Street

Property owner at 1028 Coosa Street now owes the city $10,337.18 to cover demolition of an unsafe building. The cost is placed as a special tax against the property and could affect the owner's ability to sell or refinance.

Counterparty: N/A Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1028 Coosa Street, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #82 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

City charges property owner $6,463 for building demolition

Property owner at 1500 Hibernian Street must pay for the cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their lot. Special assessments like this recover city expenses for public safety interventions.

Counterparty: property owner at 1500 Hibernian Street Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1500 Hibernian Street, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

City recovers $5,600 demolition cost from 16th Street property

City charges property owner for emergency demolition of unsafe building at 1334 16th Street North. Cost recovery helps fund blight removal citywide.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1334 - 16th Street North, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

City recovers $5,394 demolition cost from Ensley property owner

City charges property owner at 525–16th Street for emergency demolition of unsafe building. Fee covers public safety costs for removing the structure.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 525 - 16th Street Ensley, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

City charges property owner $5,090 for demolition at 120 16th Ave N

Owner of an unsafe building at 120 16th Avenue North will be billed $5,090.40 to cover the city's demolition costs, which must be paid or could lead to a lien on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 120 - 16th Avenue North, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Emergency demolition: Property owner billed $4,734 for unsafe building

The city demolished an unsafe structure at 1630–15th Avenue North and is recovering the $4,734 cost from the property owner through a special assessment. Property owners may face similar bills if buildings on their land are deemed emergency hazards.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1630 - 15th Avenue North, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 8017 3rd Avenue North declared unsafe, demolition ordered

City will demolish a blighted structure on 3rd Avenue North. Removal of unsafe buildings improves neighborhood safety and opens land for potential redevelopment or green space.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8017 - 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #79 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 309 Killough Drive

Blighted structure declared a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a safety hazard and eyesore from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 309 Killough Drive, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2309 South Park Terrace ordered demolished

Property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed, improving neighborhood safety and clearing blight from the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2309 South Park Terrace aka 2333 South Park Terrace, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 8032 4th Avenue North

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will proceed with demolition to remove blight and address safety hazard in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8032 - 4th Avenue North, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City clears blighted building at 2328 South Park Drive for demolition

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and scheduled for removal. Demolition clears a blight hazard in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2328 South Park Drive aka 3 South Park Road, Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1313 19th Place S.W.

Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition will proceed. Removes blight hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1313 - 19th Place S.W., Birmingham
July 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

407 4th Street building ordered demolished as unsafe

A condemned structure at 407 4th Street is cleared for removal, reducing blight and hazards in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 407 - 4th Street Thomas, Birmingham
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