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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 5209 items in last 87 months
Total dollars $9.4M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (31.5% 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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September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

City assesses property owners for costs of removing noxious weeds from vacant or neglected lots. Affected property owners will receive a bill for abatement work declared necessary in April 2024.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment set for affected properties

Property owners declared liable for noxious or dangerous weeds may face special assessments to recover abatement costs. Exact properties, amounts, and hearing details are cut off in the agenda text.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #63 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 4512 Doby Avenue SW

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition removal improves neighborhood safety and property values in the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4512 Doby Avenue SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 8412 7th Avenue South

An unsafe structure in your neighborhood will be torn down, removing a public nuisance and safety hazard from the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8412 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35206
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares building at 1841 17th Court North unsafe, orders demolition

Property will be torn down as a public safety hazard. Clears a blighted site from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1841 17th Court North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered: unsafe building at 1232 Princeton Ave SW

City is tearing down a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1232 Princeton Avenue SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council declares 5501 Avenue H unsafe, orders demolition

A blighted building at 5501 Avenue H will be demolished after the city declared it unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal clears code violations and improves neighborhood safety.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 5501 Avenue H, Birmingham, Alabama 35064
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1541 30th Street

Unsafe or blighted structures can reduce nearby property values and create hazards. This building at 1541 30th Street will be demolished.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1541 30th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35218
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4101 46th Avenue North

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure to improve neighborhood safety and appearance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4101 46th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35217
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 413 Lansing Street

Unsafe structure at 413 Lansing Street will be torn down, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 413 Lansing Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35224
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 4228 11th Ave N ordered demolished

City is removing a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the neighborhood. Demolition clears the blighted property and addresses safety hazards for nearby residents.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4228 11th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1212 43rd Street North

A blighted or hazardous structure in your neighborhood will be removed, improving public safety and clearing the lot for future redevelopment or community use.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1212 43rd Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1821 Maple Avenue demolished

City will demolish a condemned building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1821 Maple Avenue SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1849 17th Court North

City will remove a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition helps clean up neighborhoods and can improve safety and property values nearby.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1849 17th Court North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1836 20th St. ordered demolished

City declares the structure a public nuisance and unsafe, clearing the way for demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1836 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35218
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1631 15th Ave. North ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, directing its demolition to remove a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1631 15th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4260 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a hazard from the neighborhood and clearing the property for potential future use.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 4260 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe building at 8040 6th Avenue North

City will tear down a building declared unsafe and a public nuisance in the North Birmingham neighborhood. Removes blight and hazard from the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8040 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35206
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

1140 Princeton Ave SW ordered demolished as unsafe structure

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

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1140 Princeton Avenue SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1849 47th Street

City identifies the structure as unsafe and a public nuisance, triggering demolition to remove a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1849 47th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35208
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 2717 Avenue J

City will tear down a condemned property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2717 Avenue J, Birmingham, Alabama 35218
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1100 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.

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

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1100 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama 35204
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe structure at 8444 1st Avenue North

Building declared a public nuisance and safety hazard; city will demolish it. Removes blight and safety risk from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8444 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35206
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered: unsafe structure at 7808 Rugby Avenue

City declares this building unsafe and orders its demolition. Neighbors will see the structure removed and the site cleared.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 7808 Rugby Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35206
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

509 Irving Street condemned for demolition as public nuisance

Building at 509 Irving Street declared unsafe and will be demolished. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 509 Irving Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35224
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