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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 11567 items in last 177 months
Total dollars $19.2M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (66.1% 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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November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for city-ordered weed removal on their land. Assessment details and affected parcels appear in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement liens on blighted properties

City collects back costs for clearing dangerous weeds from vacant properties. Owners must pay the assessment or face liens on their land.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment hearing on noxious properties

City pursues cost recovery from property owners for weed removal; hearing allows owners to contest assessments.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds on their land will face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. This enforces blight removal standards first set in 2013.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles create safety hazards and drag down neighborhood conditions. Removal costs get billed to the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council fixes special assessment for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious weeds face assessed costs for city cleanup. This sets the amounts due and schedules a hearing for owners to contest.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment set for blighted properties

City is charging property owners for weed removal on neglected parcels. Affected homeowners will owe a special assessment unless they abate the weeds themselves.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement assessment on property owners

Property owners may face special assessments for weed removal costs on their land. This formalizes charges for abatement work already declared noxious under prior resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessment levied on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for weed-removal costs on abandoned or neglected parcels. Owners may face liens if they don't pay.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment against blighted properties

Property owners face charges to recover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from blighted land. Assessments are tied to the original 2015 declaration of dangerous vegetation.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 10, 2015 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

City clears dangerous weeds from abandoned or neglected parcels and charges property owners for the cost. Owners who don't pay will see liens placed on their property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 3, 2015 · 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
November 3, 2015 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ 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
November 3, 2015 · 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
November 3, 2015 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ 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
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

City removes abandoned cars from neighborhoods, cleaning up blight and improving safety. Removal costs charged to registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles create safety hazards and drag down neighborhood conditions. Removal costs get billed to the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable motor vehicle listed as public nuisance

City will remove an abandoned or broken-down vehicle and bill the owner for removal costs, clearing a neighborhood eyesore and potential safety hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned vehicle removal improves neighborhood appearance and safety. Costs will be charged to the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves Bostic Trucking to demolish commercial structures, Quadrant Thr

City moves forward with demolishing blighted commercial buildings in Quadrant Three, Group Five area. Clears abandoned structures from neighborhoods to reduce blight and safety hazards.

Counterparty: Bostic Trucking and Excavating, Watson, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: Quadrant Three, Group Five
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards demolition contract to E & M Salvage in Quadrant Two

Commercial buildings in Quadrant Two will be demolished, clearing blighted structures and opening the way for neighborhood reuse or redevelopment.

Counterparty: E & M Salvage Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: Quadrant Two, Group One
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards demolition contract to Goudy Construction

Blighted commercial buildings in Quadrant One will be demolished, clearing tax-burdened parcels for potential reuse and reducing neighborhood blight.

Counterparty: Goudy Construction, Hueytown, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: Quadrant One, Group Two and Group Four
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City awards demolition contract to Richardson and Richardson

City contracts with Richardson and Richardson to demolish blighted commercial structures in Quadrants One and Three, clearing sites for potential redevelopment and improving neighborhood safety.

Counterparty: Richardson and Richardson, Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: Quadrant One, Group One, and Quadrant Three
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards demolition contract to TOA LLC for Quadrant Four structures

Blighted commercial buildings in Quadrant Four will be demolished, clearing sites for potential redevelopment and improving neighborhood conditions.

Counterparty: TOA LLC, Norcross, Georgia Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: Quadrant Four, Group One
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover city costs of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. Unpaid abatement costs become a lien on the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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