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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 11437 items in last 173 months
Total dollars $19.1M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (64.8% 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 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders removal of inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

City removes abandoned or broken-down cars from neighborhoods, assessing cleanup costs to registered vehicle owners. This keeps streets safer and improves neighborhood appearance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face charges for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, part of the city's ongoing blight cleanup effort under Resolution 744-15.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance; owner billed

City clears abandoned vehicles from neighborhoods. Removal costs are charged back to the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2917 Price Street ordered demolished

City removes blighted structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears the property for potential redevelopment and removes a blight liability from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2917 Price Street, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3353 Alemeda Ave

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will remove blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 3353 Alemeda Avenue, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

1515 Avenue G declared unsafe; demolition ordered

Building at 1515 Avenue G will be torn down after city found it unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1515 Avenue G, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 412 Albany Street unsafe, orders demolition

The city is declaring a building at 412 Albany Street unsafe and removing it. This clears a blighted property and reduces neighborhood safety and code-enforcement costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 412 Albany Street, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for the city's cost to clear dangerous weeds from abandoned or neglected parcels. Unpaid assessments can lead to tax liens or foreclosure.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3409 31st Place North

The city will demolish a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in your neighborhood. This removes a blight hazard and clears the path for land recovery.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3409 - 31st Place North, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 4417 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive

City removes a blighted structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance. The property will be cleared, reducing blight and potential safety hazards in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4417 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

City charges property owners for costs of clearing overgrown weeds on dangerous or blighted land. Affected owners will receive bills for cleanup work ordered under a 2014 council decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2205 15th Ave. North ordered demolished

City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance on 15th Avenue North. Removes blight and potential hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2205 - 15th Avenue North, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

City collects costs for clearing weeds from abandoned or neglected properties. Property owners may face liens if bills aren't paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 4311 46th St N

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

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 4311 - 46th Street North, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1104 35th Street North

City declares the property unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition to remove blight and improve neighborhood safety.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1104 - 35th Street North, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1725 Princeton Avenue

Building at 1725 Princeton Avenue declared unsafe and a public nuisance; will be demolished. Removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1725 Princeton Avenue, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 821 16th Place S.W.

Vacant structure deemed unsafe will be torn down, clearing blight and removing a public safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 821 - 16th Place S.W., Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 6610 1st Avenue South

Building declared a public nuisance will be torn down. This removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 6610 - 1st Avenue South, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe structure at 770-81st Street South

City declares building unsafe and will demolish it. Removes a public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 770 - 81st Street South, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #85 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 50 properties public nuisances for overgrown weeds

These properties will face enforcement action and cleanup orders. Neighbors affected by blighted conditions gain a path to remediation.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #95 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment on weed-abated properties

Property owners will pay for city-cleared overgrown weeds on their land. Charges cover abatement work done under a 2014 city directive.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #63 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe building at 525 75th St. North

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes blight and safety hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 525 - 75th Street North, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 1825 12th Place S.W. unsafe; orders demolition

Building at 1825 12th Place S.W. will be torn down after the city determined it is unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1825 - 12th Place S.W., Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 401 Mildred Ave

Unsafe structure at 401 Mildred Avenue will be demolished to remove a public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 401 Mildred Avenue, Birmingham
January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will face special assessments to cover abatement costs. This follows the city's 2017 declaration of dangerous weeds on these parcels.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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