🏚️ Blight Accountability

January 2, 2019 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 25 properties public nuisance for overgrown weeds

Properties with dangerous or noxious weeds will be posted with public notice and moved toward cleanup or abatement. Addresses neighborhood blight and vacant lot hazards.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 2, 2019 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ 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

January 2, 2019 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and the owner is billed for removal costs, reducing blight and improving street safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 2, 2019 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens assessed on nuisance properties

City clears overgrown, blighted properties and recovers cleanup costs by placing liens on the affected parcels. Residents near problem sites benefit from neighborhood cleanup.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $10K

City bills property owner $10,039 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 4832 Court S now owes the city for demolition costs after the building was deemed unsafe. This is a common tool cities use to recover public spending when structures pose neighborhood safety risks.

👥 Counterparty: property owner at 4832 Court S 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4832 Court S, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $8K

City bills property owner $8,411 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 11–80th Street South must pay the cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. The special assessment recovers public funds spent on the removal.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 11 - 80th Street South, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

City demolishes unsafe building at 4221 Court T; owner billed $5,858

City demolished an unsafe building and is recovering the $5,858 cost through a special assessment against the property owner—a legal tool to shift demolition expenses from taxpayers to the responsible owner.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4221 Court T, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

City charges property owner $5,515 for unsafe building demolition

Property at 420 14th Court North will be demolished for safety; owner must pay $5,515 in demolition costs as a special assessment against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 420 - 14th Court North, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

Property owner assessed $5,206 for unsafe building demolition at 4740 Terrace S

The city demolished an unsafe structure at this address and is charging the property owner $5,206 for the cost—a common enforcement mechanism to recover public safety expenses and incentivize property maintenance.

👥 Counterparty: Property owner at 4740 Terrace S 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4740 Terrace S, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City recovers $4,645 demolition cost from 4645 Court S property owner

Property owner will be charged $4,645 for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building at their address. This cost becomes a special assessment tied to the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4645 Court S, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

Property owner charged $4,347 for unsafe building demolition at 52nd Street

City recovers demolition costs by placing a special assessment on the property owner's tax bill. Removes unsafe structure from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1756 - 52nd Street and Garage Ensley, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

City assesses $4,055 demolition cost to 4209 40th Court North

Property owner at 4209 40th Court North will pay $4,055 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4209 - 40th Court North, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

City recovers $2,747 demolition cost from property at 2217 27th St N

City is charging the property owner for tearing down an unsafe building. Cost recovery efforts help offset public spending on blight removal.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2217 - 27th Street North, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Special assessment: $2,327 for demolition at 3510 - 41st Ave N

Property owner at 3510 - 41st Avenue North will be billed $2,327 to recover city costs for demolishing an unsafe building. The special assessment becomes a lien on the property unless paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3510 - 41st Avenue North, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3526 Oak Avenue

Unsafe structure at 3526 Oak Avenue will be demolished, removing a public nuisance and blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3526 Oak Avenue, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 4515 36th Pl North cleared for demolition

City removes a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the neighborhood, improving local safety and property conditions.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4515 - 36th Place North, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

5617 Avenue I: City to demolish unsafe building

City is removing a condemned building designated unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears blight from the neighborhood and reduces hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5617 Avenue I, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4161 22nd Street North

Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition will remove blighted structure from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4161 - 22nd Street North, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 509 Lorain Street

City removes a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears a hazard from the neighborhood and may open the parcel for redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 509 Lorain Street, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 420 W. 11th Court

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 420 - 11th Court West, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 5715 Court M

City will tear down a condemned structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5715 Court M aka 5731 Court M, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #80 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 105 properties with dangerous weeds public nuisances

Property owners have 15 days to clear noxious weeds or the city will do it and bill them. Failure to pay can result in tax liens.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 5117 Lillian Street

Unsafe structure designated for removal; clears a blighted property to reduce neighborhood hazards and open land for future use or recovery.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5117 Lillian Street, Birmingham

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ 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

December 18, 2018 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 3527 27th Court North

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3527 - 27th Court North, Birmingham