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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 11466 items in last 174 months
Total dollars $19.1M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (65.5% 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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June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for city-ordered weed removal on neglected lots. Abatement costs are recovered through special assessments added to tax bills.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of weed removal from their neglected lots. Check your address if you own blighted property in Birmingham.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners face charges for city-ordered weed removal on their lots. Assessment covers cost recovery from the original 2012 abatement order.

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

Weed abatement: Special assessments set for blighted properties

Property owners can be assessed costs to remove noxious weeds from neglected land. This follows the city's 2015 blight ordinance and helps clear dangerous vegetation from neighborhoods.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement liens on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments for weed abatement work the city completed on their land. Owners have a chance to be heard on the charges.

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

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

City enforces cleanup of noxious weeds on neglected parcels; property owners will receive special assessment bills. Details on affected addresses and amounts were not provided.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face a special tax bill for city cleanup costs. Follows the 2014 blight ordinance that lets Birmingham recover abatement spending from negligent owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council sets weed-abatement fees on blighted properties

Property owners will pay special assessments to cover the city's cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay may result in tax liens or foreclosure.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #7 · 🏚️ 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
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges to cover the city's cost of removing noxious weeds from their parcels. The assessment is based on conditions declared blighted under a 2012 resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment against properties from 2013

Property owners may face special assessments for past weed abatement costs. If you own a property listed, check for liens or payment notices.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set for blighted properties

City collects fees from property owners to pay for weed removal on abandoned or neglected parcels. Owners may owe assessments dating back to 2014.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment against blighted properties

City levies charges against property owners whose land has noxious weeds; owners may face liens or collection action if unpaid. Specific properties and amounts not listed in agenda.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners may face charges to cover city weed-removal costs on their land. Details on which properties and amounts will be determined at hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will owe special assessments to cover city costs of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from blighted parcels. Owners have right to a hearing before the assessment becomes final.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners assessed for blighted weed removal may face tax liens if costs go unpaid. Details on affected parcels and amounts will be provided at the hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and create safety hazards. The city will remove the vehicle and bill the owner for costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment set for blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment bill to recover the city's abatement costs. Owners have a chance to be heard before the assessment becomes final.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Properties declared noxious or dangerous under 2014 city rule face cost recovery for weed removal. Property owners may owe special assessments to reimburse abatement work.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on blighted properties

City is billing property owners for weeds removed from their lots under the 2013 abatement ordinance. Affected owners can attend a hearing to challenge the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment issued under 2014 rule

Property owners may face costs to clear noxious weeds; failure to pay can result in city lien or tax consequences. Details on affected properties and assessments not yet available.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
June 6, 2017 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 1,022 properties declared public nuisance

The city is moving toward cleanup of over 1,000 properties with overgrown weeds that pose neighborhood blight and safety risks. Owners will be notified and have an opportunity to address the issue before city action.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
June 6, 2017 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 8016 4th Avenue South

Unsafe structure deemed a public nuisance will be torn down, removing blight and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 8016 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham
June 6, 2017 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 220–6th Avenue North

Condemned structure at this downtown location will be torn down as a public safety and blight removal measure.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 220 - 6th Avenue North, Birmingham
June 6, 2017 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1544 90th St North

Property at 1544 90th Street North has been declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it to remove hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1544 - 90th Street North, Birmingham
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