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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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October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City targets 502 blighted properties with weed abatement notices

Notices posted on vacant properties with overgrown weeds—a common blight marker in neighborhoods. Clears path for city to enforce cleanup and potentially recover abandoned land.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: Weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners may face cost-recovery charges for city-ordered weed removal on neglected parcels. Applies to properties declared noxious or dangerous under prior 2014 abatement authority.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive tax assessments to cover city costs of removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. Assessments recoup expenses from owners of properties declared dangerous or neglected.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessments to cover abatement costs. This enforces the city's blight-reduction standards and may affect property taxes for affected parcels.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments for weed removal on their blighted parcels under the city's noxious-weed abatement program. The assessment cost recovers the city's cleanup expenses.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment hearing set

Property owners with noxious weeds will face cleanup costs via special assessment if they don't act. The hearing allows owners to respond before charges are finalized.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

City collects costs for clearing noxious weeds from neglected properties. Property owners may face liens or increased tax bills if cleanup fees go unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown weeds face new city charges to cover removal costs. Assessment amounts and affected addresses not fully specified in item summary.

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on city properties

Property owners may face added costs for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The assessment covers cleanup of noxious or dangerous weeds declared by the city in 2013.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face a special tax assessment to recover the city's cleanup costs. Check your notice if your property is listed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council issues special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face a bill for costs to clear noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay the assessment can result in a lien on the property.

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

Remove inoperable vehicle; cost charged to owner

City removes abandoned cars cluttering neighborhoods and bills the registered owner for removal costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; charge owner

Clears abandoned vehicles from neighborhoods, reducing blight and safety hazards. Costs recover through assessment against registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle; costs charged to owner

Clears abandoned vehicle from neighborhood property; removal costs billed to registered owner rather than taxpayers.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face assessed costs to remove noxious weeds from their land or pay the city's abatement bill. This follows the Council's 2015 declaration of dangerous weeds as a public hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments on blighted properties

City imposes costs on property owners to clear dangerous overgrown weeds. Owners can challenge the assessment at the upcoming hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards demolition contract to TAG Grinding for Quadrant Three structures

Blighted commercial buildings in Quadrant Three will be demolished, clearing properties for potential redevelopment. Removes eyesores and safety hazards from the neighborhood.

Counterparty: TAG Grinding, Marietta, Georgia Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: Quadrant Three, Group Three and Group Six
October 27, 2015 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessments set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners face new special assessments to cover costs of city weed removal on their land. Details on affected properties and amounts not yet provided.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 13, 2015 · Item number:Item #72 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building complex at 1616 Madison Ave

Three connected buildings declared public nuisance will be torn down, clearing a blighted property in the area. Demolition removes a safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1616 Madison Avenue SW aka 120 Madison Avenue SW
October 13, 2015 · Item number:Item #79 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe duplex at 201 16th Place ordered demolished

The city is demolishing two connected buildings deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 201 16th Place SW aka 1652 Monroe Avenue SW
October 13, 2015 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe buildings at 1601 Madison Avenue SW

Three connected buildings deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down. Demolition removes hazardous structures from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1601 Madison Avenue SW aka 110 Madison Avenue SW
October 13, 2015 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe buildings at 1517 Madison Ave SW

Property at 1517 Madison Avenue SW will be demolished after city determines it unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal of blighted structures can improve neighborhood safety and property values.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1517 Madison Avenue SW aka 110 Madison Avenue SW
October 13, 2015 · Item number:Item #78 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe buildings at 1619-1652 Monroe Avenue SW

City deemed two connected structures unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will clear the site and reduce neighborhood blight and safety risks.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1619 Monroe Avenue SW aka 1652 Monroe Avenue SW, Birmingham
October 13, 2015 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe buildings at 111-15th Place SW

Two attached structures declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removal of blighted buildings can improve neighborhood safety and clear the way for future development or land recovery.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 111 - 15th Place SW aka 1658 Monroe Avenue SW
October 13, 2015 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe buildings at 1609 Madison Ave SW

Two blighted structures on Madison Avenue will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal helps clear abandoned buildings that threaten neighborhood safety.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1609 Madison Avenue SW aka 110 Madison Avenue SW
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