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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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July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $3,557 for demolition at 722 Avenue F

Property owner at 722 Avenue F will be billed $3,557 to recover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This covers the actual demolition work already completed.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 722 Avenue F, Birmingham
July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $3K

Property owner billed $3,213 for demolition of unsafe building at 532 Cambridge

Owner of 532 Cambridge Street will be charged for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe structure. Property owners are responsible for demolition costs through a special assessment added to their tax bill.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 532 Cambridge Street, Birmingham
July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $3K

Special assessment: $2,779.72 for demolition at 1228 Avenue I

Property owner at 1228 Avenue I will be billed $2,779.72 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1228 Avenue I, Birmingham
July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ 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
July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ 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
July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ 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
July 10, 2018 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are removed from neighborhoods and the owner is billed for removal costs, helping keep streets clearer and safer.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 3, 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
July 3, 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
July 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable motor vehicle as public nuisance

Eliminates abandoned vehicle from neighborhood streets; removal costs billed to the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 388 properties public nuisance for noxious weeds

Nearly 400 properties across Birmingham are now officially declared nuisances for overgrown weeds, triggering mandatory cleanup notices. Property owners must abate the weeds or face City enforcement action.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
July 3, 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
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1301 17th Place S.W.

City removes a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the neighborhood. Demolition clears the site for potential reuse or stabilization of the block.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1301 - 17th Place S.W., Birmingham
June 26, 2018 · 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
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ 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
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 225 Daniel Payne Drive

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, directing its demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 225 Daniel Payne Drive aka 4060 Church Street, Birmingham
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ 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
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 8702 2nd Avenue North

Unsafe or blighted buildings are removed from neighborhoods to reduce fire risk, stop illegal activity, and improve property values. This demolition clears one property from the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8702 - 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 501 34th St, Ensley declared for demolition

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

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 501 - 34th Street Ensley aka 3405 Avenue E, Birmingham
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 3405 Avenue E

Condemned structure declared a public nuisance will be torn down. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3405 Avenue E, Birmingham
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens: costs assessed to blighted properties

City clears overgrown weeds from neglected parcels and bills property owners for the cost, which becomes a lien on the property. Specific addresses and amounts will be heard during this meeting.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 26, 2018 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1125 90th Street North

Removes a public hazard from the neighborhood. Unsafe or blighted structures often attract crime and lower property values for nearby residents.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1125 - 90th Street North, Birmingham
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