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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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October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #112 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City approves weed abatement contract with Versatile Crafts, LLC

Clears overgrown lots and debris across the city, reducing blight and improving neighborhood conditions. Contract runs one year at unit prices on file.

Counterparty: Versatile Crafts, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 948 Center Street North ordered demolished

The city is taking down a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 948 Center Street North, Birmingham, 35204
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council declares 1712 Davis Avenue unsafe, orders demolition

Unsafe building at 1712 Davis Avenue will be torn down. Demolition removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1712 Davis Avenue, Birmingham, 35211
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Abate inoperable motor vehicle as public nuisance

City removes abandoned car from neighborhood; costs billed to registered owner. Clears blight and safety hazard from community.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessments set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds under the August 2023 blight cleanup program. Assessment amounts vary by property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1825 Warrior Road

Condemned structure at 1825 Warrior Road will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1825 Warrior Road, Birmingham, 35208
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of blighted building at 446 1st St N

Unsafe structure at 446 1st Street North will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 446 - 1st Street North, Birmingham, 35204
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle abated as public nuisance; owner charged removal cost

City removes an abandoned or broken-down car from a residential or commercial property and charges the vehicle's registered owner for the cleanup cost.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removal ordered; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned cars from neighborhood streets, recovering costs from the registered owner. Clears public nuisances that attract blight and compromise neighborhood safety.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover cost of removing noxious weeds from their lots. This follows the city's September 2023 declaration of the affected properties as dangerous.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 612 2nd St N

City removes a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. The property at 612 2nd Street North will be torn down, clearing a blight site from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 612 - 2nd Street North aka 122 - 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, 35204
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City imposes cleanup costs on owners of abandoned, weed-overgrown properties. Property owners will receive a special bill to cover abatement work.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners in blighted areas will receive special assessments to cover city costs for clearing dangerous weeds. Unpaid assessments may be added to property tax bills.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal from blighted parcels. Assessment amounts and affected properties will be finalized by this vote.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #101 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement contract to Heritage Realty Holdings

Clears overgrown lots across the city to reduce blight and improve neighborhood safety. Contract uses as-needed pricing, so costs depend on work volume.

Counterparty: Emmett Nuckles dba Heritage Realty Holdings, Pleasant Grove, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #109 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Scott's Lawn Care awarded weed abatement contract

City commits to ongoing weed control and debris removal on blighted properties. Contract helps maintain neighborhood appearance and addresses code violations.

Counterparty: Scott's Lawn Care Service, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 8529 3rd Avenue North

Blighted structure classified as public nuisance will be removed, clearing the way for neighborhood stabilization in the 35206 zip code.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 8529 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham, 35206
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; bill owner for costs

Clears abandoned or broken-down cars from neighborhood streets and assigns removal costs to the registered owner rather than taxpayers.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 319-85th St. ordered demolished as unsafe nuisance

City declares property dangerous and will demolish it, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 319 - 85th Street North, Birmingham, 35206
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #108 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement contract to Renew Birmingham, 1-year term

Cleaner neighborhoods: Renew Birmingham will remove overgrown weeds and debris from city properties as needed. This ongoing contract helps keep residential and public areas free of blight.

Counterparty: Renew Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Inoperable vehicles are removed from neighborhoods to reduce blight and improve safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #104 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement contract to James & Company Resources

City streets and vacant lots will be cleared of weeds and debris more regularly. The contract covers ongoing maintenance across Birmingham neighborhoods for one year.

Counterparty: James & Company Resources, Inc. Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
October 21, 2025 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City renews weed-abatement tax collection with Jefferson County

Blighted properties with overgrown weeds will continue to be flagged for cleanup. Costs are collected by the county tax office and charged to property owners.

Counterparty: Tax Collector of Jefferson County Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 21, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abatement of abandoned vehicles clears neighborhood blight and improves street safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 21, 2025 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicle from neighborhood; removal costs billed to the vehicle's registered owner instead of taxpayers.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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