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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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May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with declared noxious weeds face special assessments to cover city abatement costs. Check if your address is affected by Resolution 248-17.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments levied on blighted properties

City enforces cleanup of noxious weeds on abandoned or neglected parcels; property owners face special assessments to recover abatement costs. Affects identified blighted properties under the 2016 weed ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessments: properties flagged for overgrowth

Property owners may face liens and assessments for city-ordered weed removal. Unpaid assessments become tax-delinquent debt.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council sets special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face assessments for weed removal on blighted parcels. The city enforces cleanup standards to reduce public health and safety hazards in neighborhoods.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face a special assessment for weed-abatement costs on their parcels if declared noxious or dangerous. This is the formal hearing and assessment phase for properties identified under the 2016 resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown lots pay special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. The city removes hazardous vegetation and bills owners for the work.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses special fees for property cleanup

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will be billed for city abatement costs. The assessment covers work declared necessary under 2018 resolution 2472-18.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City collects costs to clear dangerous weeds from neglected properties. Property owners may face added bills to recover cleanup expenses.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 12, 2020 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds may face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. Check your property if it's in District 4 or similar enforcement area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 5, 2020 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards demolition contract to Eminent Development Corp

City moves forward with removal of non-residential blighted structures across multiple groups. Demolition clears dangerous vacant buildings and helps stabilize neighborhoods.

Counterparty: Eminent Development Corporation, Hueytown, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
May 5, 2020 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 310 weed-choked properties public nuisance

The city is moving to clear dangerous weeds from 310 neglected properties. This clears the way for property recovery and neighborhood cleanup.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #7 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City clears nuisances, places lien on properties

City clears weeds and blight from neglected properties and charges owners cleanup costs as a property lien. Owners who don't maintain properties will see their tax bills increase.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $8K

Special assessment: $7,751.88 for demolition at 2716 Brookhaven Ave

Property owner at 2716 Brookhaven Avenue will be charged $7,751.88 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The special assessment will appear on the property tax bill.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 2716 Brookhaven Avenue, Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

City charges property owner $6,880 for building demolition at 1336 Elm

Property owner at 1336 Elm Street must pay the full cost of demolishing an unsafe building—$6,879.64 total. The assessment appears on the tax bill and creates a lien if unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1336 Elm Street, Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Property owner charged $6,329 for building demolition at 506 Cotton Ave

An unsafe building at 506 Cotton Avenue has been demolished, and the owner is being billed $6,329 for the city's cost. Property owners remain responsible for maintaining safe structures or covering demolition expenses.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 506 Cotton Avenue, Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $5,934.32 for demolition at 1517 19th St SW

Property owner at 1517 19th Street S.W. will be billed $5,934.32 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on the site.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1517 - 19th Street S.W., Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Property owner billed $5,716.60 for building demolition at 2813 Brookhaven

City demolishes unsafe building; property owner pays the full cost through a special tax assessment levied directly against the lot.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 2813 Brookhaven Avenue, Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

Demolition cost: property owner billed $4,963 for unsafe building removal at 562

Property owner at 5625 Sugar Ray Drive now owes the city $4,963 for the cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This special assessment will be added to the property tax bill.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 5625 Sugar Ray Drive, Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

Demolition cost billed to owner at 1929 Francis Avenue: $4,259

City demolishes unsafe building; owner billed $4,259 for the cost. Special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

Counterparty: property owner at 1929 Francis Avenue Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1929 Francis Avenue, Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

City charges property owner $4,187 for unsafe building demolition

The cost of demolishing an unsafe structure at 1429 19th Place S.W. is now a lien against the property. Property owners are responsible for the $4,187 demolition charge.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1429 - 19th Place S.W., Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $4,008 demolition cost for unsafe building at 6152 Grove Ave

Property owner charged for demolishing an unsafe structure; payment commitment backs the city's effort to remove blighted buildings from neighborhoods.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 6152 Grove Avenue, Birmingham
April 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Nuisance abatement: City to clear blighted properties, assess costs as liens

City will remove overgrown vegetation and debris from neglected properties and charge owners for cleanup costs. Costs become liens on properties if unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #5 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned vehicles clutter neighborhoods and attract blight. Removal costs are charged to the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 3, 2020 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; charge owner

Clears abandoned vehicles from neighborhoods, reducing blight and safety hazards. Costs recover through assessment against registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 3, 2020 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1005 20th St. S.W. ordered demolished

Property declared a public nuisance and safety hazard. Demolition removes blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1005 - 20th Street S.W., Birmingham
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