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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 11070 items in last 164 months
Total dollars $18.7M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (62.3% 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 7, 2025 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council authorizes removal of inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Removes abandoned or broken-down vehicle from neighborhood; costs assessed to registered owner. Improves public safety and neighborhood appearance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on noxious properties

Property owners face special tax assessments to cover city costs for clearing weeds on their land. Failure to maintain properties can result in city action and bills passed to owners.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council sets special assessment for weed abatement

Property owners will receive bills to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their lots. Assessment amounts vary by property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses property owners for weed abatement costs

Property owners will receive bills for the city's cost to remove noxious weeds from their land. This is a follow-up to the March 2024 weed declaration and hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council sets weed-abatement charges on blighted properties

City will charge property owners for clearing noxious weeds declared a public nuisance on March 25, 2025. Those who don't pay may face liens or loss of their properties.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on city properties

City is charging property owners for weed removal on their land after declaring noxious weeds a public hazard. Affected owners will receive bills for abatement costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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 #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

City clears noxious weeds from neglected properties and bills the owners. Property owners must pay the assessment or face collection action.

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 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners will be charged a special assessment to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. The specific properties and amounts cannot be confirmed from the agenda text provided.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 30, 2025 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will face charges on their tax bills to cover the cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. The assessment enforces a city order from April 2023.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 16, 2025 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2419 22nd Street North ordered demolished

Condemned structure at this North Birmingham address will be removed to reduce neighborhood blight and safety hazards.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2419 22nd Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234
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 #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 614 17th Street ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, triggering demolition to remove blight and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 614 17th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35218
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 #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 #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 656 Center Way SW

An unsafe structure deemed a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 656 Center Way 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 203 3rd Avenue South

Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition will clear blighted property from downtown area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 203 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35205
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