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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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July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment against properties

Property owners may face charges to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The assessment stems from a 2015 city declaration and requires a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City collects costs for clearing noxious weeds from neglected properties; owners may face liens if unpaid. Property addresses and amounts are listed separately.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover city weed-removal costs on their parcels. This enforces the 2012 blight directive.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments on blighted properties

City assesses costs for weed removal on neglected parcels; property owners receive bills for abatement work. Affects owners of blighted properties across the city.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from blighted lots. This continues enforcement of city weed ordinances against non-compliant properties.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment against blighted properties

City will impose cleanup costs on owners of overgrown, dangerous properties. Property owners will receive formal notice and have opportunity to be heard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses property owners for cleanup costs

Property owners may owe special assessments for city-ordered weed removal on their lots. Check your notice to see if your address is affected.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City levies weed-abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners with blighted lots face special assessments to pay for city weed removal. Charges recover cleanup costs under a 2014 city ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs charged to property owners

Property owners may face new charges on their tax bills to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. This is the formal hearing and assessment process.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on blighted properties

City imposes cleanup costs on property owners with noxious weeds under 2014 ordinance. Owners can contest charges at a hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses property owners for cleanup costs

Property owners face special assessments to recover the city's costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds declared a public hazard in 2013. Unpaid assessments may become liens on affected properties.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses weed-abatement costs on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from their parcels. This enforces cleanup obligations established in 2013.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment: special charges against blighted properties

City pursues cost recovery for removing noxious weeds from neglected parcels under 2015 authority. Property owners may face liens or liens enforced if charges go unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · 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
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment imposed on blighted properties

City levies costs against property owners for removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. Property owners may face liens or increased tax bills if assessments go unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City imposes costs on property owners to clear noxious weeds from abandoned or neglected parcels. Owners may face liens or increased property liability if weeds aren't removed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment for blighted properties

City assesses property owners for costs to clear noxious weeds on blighted land. Owners who don't comply face liens against their properties.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement costs assessed against property owners

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to remove noxious weeds from their land under a 2014 blight-abatement program.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses weed-abatement charges on blighted properties

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face special charges to cover city cleanup costs. Owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement on blighted properties

City enforces weed-removal orders on vacant or neglected properties; owners face cost recovery liens. This resolves assessments first declared in 2014.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 11, 2017 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens authorized on nuisance properties

City will clear overgrown weeds on abandoned or neglected properties and bill owners; unpaid costs become a lien against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #69 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $42K

City demolishes unsafe building at 35th Ave N; owner billed $41,801

Property owner at 2940 35th Avenue North must pay $41,801 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. This clears blight and public hazards from the neighborhood.

Counterparty: property owner at 2940 35th Avenue North Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 2940 35th Avenue North, Birmingham
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #75 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $16K

City bills owner $16,272 for demolition of unsafe building at 625 Graymont Ave

Property owner faces special assessment to recover the city's cost of tearing down the unsafe structure. This clears blight from the neighborhood and removes a public hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 625 Graymont Avenue West, Birmingham
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #71 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $12K

City demolishes unsafe building at 1021 Erie Street; Wylam owner billed $11,937

Unsafe building at 1021 Erie Street in Wylam has been demolished. The property owner is billed $11,937 for demolition costs; unpaid assessments may become tax liens.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1021 Erie Street, Wylam, Birmingham
June 27, 2017 · Item number:Item #77 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $10K

City charges property owner $10,024 for building demolition

Property owner at 1553 Pearson Avenue SW will be billed $10,024 for demolition of an unsafe structure; the cost becomes a special assessment against the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1553 Pearson Avenue SW, Birmingham
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