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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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November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ 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
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicles that create safety and blight hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are recovered from the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

Abandoned or broken-down cars in neighborhoods create safety hazards and blight. City removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner for costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Ensley: unsafe building at 2805 17th St ordered demolished

A condemned structure in Ensley is being removed to eliminate a public safety and blight hazard in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2805 - 17th Street Ensley, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2361 23rd Street West ordered demolished

City will demolish a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in your neighborhood, clearing the property for potential redevelopment or stabilization.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2361 - 23rd Street West, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 709 28th Street S.W. ordered demolished

City designates this property as unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition to remove blight and potential safety hazards from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 709 - 28th Street S.W., Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City clears unsafe building at 705 28th Street S.W. for demolition

Blighted structure marked unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, clearing the property for potential redevelopment or land recovery in southwest Birmingham.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 705 - 28th Street S.W., Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 537 Frances Street

Unsafe structure at 537 Frances Street will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood. Citizens in the area can expect the property to be cleared and made safe.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 537 Frances Street, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2001 25th Street West ordered demolished

City declares this structure unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering its demolition. Removes blight from the neighborhood and eliminates a potential public safety hazard.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 2001 - 25th Street West, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe structure at 3117 29th Avenue North

Unsafe building at 3117 29th Avenue North will be demolished to remove public health and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3117 - 29th Avenue North, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 8509 Cedarbark Circle unsafe; demolition ordered

Building at 8509 Cedarbark Circle has been deemed unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it. Clearing blighted properties reduces neighborhood blight and safety hazards.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8509 Cedarbark Circle, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

4224 Pulaski Street condemned and scheduled for demolition

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished, removing a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4224 Pulaski Street, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4312 - 40th Place North

Blighted property at 4312 - 40th Place North will be removed as a public safety hazard and nuisance. This clears the way for potential redevelopment in the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 4312 - 40th Place North, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 368-14th Ave N

A blighted structure in this neighborhood will be torn down after city officials declared it unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears the lot for potential redevelopment or community use.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 368 - 14th Avenue North, Birmingham
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #89 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens imposed on blighted properties

City removes nuisances from vacant or neglected properties and bills owners for cleanup costs; liens protect the city's recovery of expenses.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 13, 2018 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 1524 Pearson Avenue

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

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1524 Pearson Avenue, Birmingham
November 6, 2018 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 513 properties declared public nuisance

City declares 513 blighted properties with dangerous weeds a public nuisance and will post notice to begin removal. Affects neighborhoods with overgrown vacant lots and improves safety/appearance in those areas.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
October 30, 2018 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ 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
October 30, 2018 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ 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
October 30, 2018 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ 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
October 30, 2018 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ 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
October 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

Special assessment: $6,606 demolition cost levied on 1050 5th Street North

Property owner at 1050 5th Street North will be billed $6,606.40 for demolition of an unsafe building. The cost becomes a lien on the property until paid.

Counterparty: property owner at 1050 - 5th Street North, Birmingham Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1050 - 5th Street North, Birmingham
October 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

City assesses $5,350 demolition cost to property at 1030 3rd St N

Property owner at 1030 3rd Street North must pay $5,349.81 to cover the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building on their lot. This is a final bill for work already completed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1030 3rd Street North, Birmingham
October 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

City assesses property owner $4,483 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 8 - 4th Court North is charged the full cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. Special assessments shift demolition expenses from the general fund to individual property owners.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 8 - 4th Court North, Birmingham
October 23, 2018 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

City recouped $4,124 demolition cost from 500 4th Street North property

Property owner at 500 4th Street North is billed for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building. The $4,124 special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 500 4th Street North / 332 Graymont Avenue North, Birmingham
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