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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 11604 items in last 178 months
Total dollars $19.3M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (66.5% 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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December 16, 2014 · Item number:Item #7 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens authorized on blighted properties

City clears overgrown properties and bills owners; liens protect city's cost recovery from future sales.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 16, 2014 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments imposed on blighted properties

City enforces cleanup of dangerous vegetation on abandoned parcels; property owners billed for abatement costs. Affects owners of declared noxious-weed properties citywide.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 86 properties declared public nuisance

City moves to clear noxious weeds from 86 neglected parcels, reducing fire hazard and neighborhood blight. Property owners will receive notice and opportunity to comply before city action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 308 62nd St South

City will tear down a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in Woodlawn. Removes blight and potential hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 308 - 62nd Street South Woodlawn, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 704 6th Way, Pratt City

City declares the structure a public nuisance and will tear it down. Removal clears a blighted property from the Pratt City neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 704 - 6th Way Pratt City, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe structure at 2329–35th Ave. N marked for demolition

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removal of blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and property conditions.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2329 - 35th Avenue North, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 107-60th Street South

Unsafe structure in Woodlawn declared public nuisance and will be demolished. Removes blight and hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 107 - 60th Street South Woodlawn, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1521 1st Ave W

Property deemed unsafe and public nuisance will be demolished. Removes blight and safety hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1521 - 1st Avenue West and Garage, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 8315 5th Avenue North

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Clearing blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and removes eyesores from the community.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8315 - 5th Avenue North, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1460 Chevelle St approved for demolition

City removes a blighted structure that poses safety and nuisance risks to the neighborhood. Demolition clears the parcel for potential reuse or remediation.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1460 Chevelle Street, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2340 18th Place S.W. ordered demolished

Property declared a public nuisance will be removed, clearing a blighted site. This helps recover neighborhood assets and reduce safety hazards.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2340 - 18th Place S.W., Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7501 3rd Avenue South

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood and clearing the parcel for potential reuse.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 7501 - 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham
December 9, 2014 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7104 Georgia Road

Unsafe structure designated for removal from neighborhood. Demolition clears blight and public nuisance risk at this location.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 7104 Georgia Road, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $25K

Property owner charged $24,776 for demolition of unsafe building at 1116 28th St

Owner of blighted property at 1116 28th Street North must pay $24,776 in demolition costs after the city tore down an unsafe structure. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1116 - 28th Street North and Shed, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

City bills property owner $6,832 for unsafe building demolition at 28th Street N

Property owner at 1120–28th Street North is charged for demolition costs of an unsafe structure. Special tax assessment covers the full demolition expense.

Counterparty: property owner at 1120 - 28th Street North Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 1120 - 28th Street North and Rear Shed, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $7K

City charges property owner $6,751 for demolition of unsafe building

Property owner at 124 - 60th Street North will be billed $6,750.90 for city demolition costs. The special assessment makes the property owner responsible for removing the unsafe structure from their land.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 124 - 60th Street North, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

City bills property owner $5,043 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 14 - 59th Street South will owe a special tax assessment to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on their land.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 14 - 59th Street South, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1418 Columbia Street

Blighted or unsafe structures can attract illegal activity and drag down neighborhood property values. This demolition removes a public hazard and is a step toward neighborhood recovery.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1418 Columbia Street, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 57th Street North, Woodlawn

Woodlawn residents gain removal of a blighted structure declared a public safety hazard. The site will be cleared for potential redevelopment or stabilization.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 133 - 57th Street North Woodlawn and Garage, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 515 79th St N

Abandoned or deteriorating buildings reduce neighborhood safety and property values. This demolition removes a blighted structure and clears the parcel for future redevelopment or community use.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 515 - 79th Street North, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 1026 19th St. S.W.

Property declared a public nuisance will be torn down, removing blight and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1026 - 19th Street S.W., Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens placed on blighted properties

City removes overgrown weeds and debris from neglected properties, then bills owners—costs become a lien if unpaid. Cleans up neighborhoods and holds property owners accountable for maintenance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 3906 40th Avenue North

A blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed from the neighborhood, addressing blight and improving public safety.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3906 - 40th Avenue North, Birmingham
December 2, 2014 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City authorizes demolition of unsafe building at 7815 Division Ave

Condemned structure at 7815 Division Avenue will be torn down to remove a public safety hazard. Demolition clears blighted property and reduces neighborhood deterioration risk.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 7815 Division Avenue (Rear), Birmingham
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