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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 11465 items in last 174 months
Total dollars $19.1M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (65.1% 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 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment issued for noxious properties

Property owners will be assessed fees to cover the city's cost of clearing weeds from blighted parcels. This is a follow-up to 2014 abatement work and allows the city to recover cleanup costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 49 properties public nuisance for overgrown weeds

City is moving to clean up 49 blighted properties with noxious weeds. Property owners will receive notice and face abatement action if they don't address the problem.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from blighted properties. This enforces accountability for code violations and blighted-property cleanup.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown or dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs under the 2014 abatement ordinance. Check your property address if you received a notice.

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

Weed abatement costs assessed as property liens

City clears overgrown nuisance properties and charges owners cleanup costs as liens on their deeds. Owners can contest at a hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on neglected lots. The assessment covers costs already declared necessary under a 2014 council decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses weed abatement costs against properties

Property owners may face special charges to recover costs the city paid to clear noxious weeds from blighted land. This assessment mechanism holds property owners accountable for maintenance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from blighted properties declared by the city in 2014.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on properties citywide

Property owners may face new charges to cover cost of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from blighted parcels. Affects residents whose land is included in the assessment list.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners face costs to clear noxious weeds on neglected land; failure to pay results in liens against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City pursues cost recovery from property owners for clearing dangerous weeds on blighted sites. Assessments ensure owners pay for cleanup rather than taxpayers footing the bill.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
January 3, 2018 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses costs against negligent properties

City charges property owners for removal of noxious weeds if they fail to abate them; unpaid assessments become liens. This follows enforcement action authorized in 2015.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ 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
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment imposed on Huffman Road property

City is formalizing a special assessment against 1004 Huffman Rd to recover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from the property. Property owners may face liens or increased tax liability if the assessment is not paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement Location: 1004 HUFFMAN RD 35235
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 4720 Court V

Unsafe structure flagged by Planning removed from neighborhood. Clears blighted property that posed safety risk to residents.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4720 Court V, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe structure at 2257 Ishkooda Road ordered demolished

City declares building unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will remove hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2257 Ishkooda Road, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

82 blighted properties declared public nuisance for overgrown weeds

City formally declares 82 properties a hazard, triggering enforcement and cleanup. Owners will receive notice; unpaid abatement costs become tax liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 1501 27th Street North

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

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1501 27th Street North, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

4912 Park Avenue SW declared unsafe; city orders demolition

Building at 4912 Park Avenue SW is being torn down after officials found it unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4912 Park Avenue SW, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Ensley building at 2217 Avenue O ordered demolished

City declares building unsafe and directs demolition to remove blight and public hazard from Ensley neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2217 Avenue O, Ensley a.k.a. 2201 Avenue O, Ensley, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 230 4th Court North

Unsafe or blighted buildings create neighborhood hazards and drag down property values. This demolition clears a public nuisance from the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 230 4th Court North a.k.a. 226 4th Court North, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 513 40th St N

Unsafe structure designated for removal; clears blighted property and addresses public safety hazard in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 513 40th Street North, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 201 30th Street in Ensley

Unsafe structure at 201 30th Street is declared a public nuisance and will be demolished, removing a blighted property from the Ensley neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 201 30th Street Ensley, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Blighted building at 8619 2nd Ave N ordered demolished

Unsafe structure flagged as public nuisance will be torn down, removing blight from the neighborhood and clearing the property for redevelopment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8619 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham
December 19, 2017 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 6456 3rd Avenue South unsafe; demolition ordered

Building at 6456 3rd Avenue South will be torn down after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 6456 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham
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