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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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November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #70 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

City assesses $6,066 demolition cost to 118 61st Street N property owner

Property owner at 118 61st Street North will be billed $6,065.68 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The cost is now a lien against the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 118 - 61st Street North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $5,570 demolition cost at 7206 3rd Ave N

Property owner at 7206 3rd Avenue North will be charged $5,570.46 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The bill will be collected as a special tax assessment on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 7206 - 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #66 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $5K

City charges property owner $5,258 for blighted building demolition

Unsafe building at 433 87th Street North has been demolished; the $5,258 cost is now a special tax against the property. Property owners must pay demolition costs when buildings are deemed too dangerous to stand.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 433 - 87th Street North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $4,080.87 demolition cost at 7215 3rd Ave N

Property owner at 7215 3rd Avenue North receives bill for unsafe building demolition. City recovers costs through special tax assessment against the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 7215 3rd Avenue North Wahoma, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Ensley building at 1009 14th Street ordered demolished

City declares property unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition clears blight and may improve neighborhood safety in Ensley.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1009 - 14th Street Ensley aka 1008 - 14th Street Ensley, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 1801–03 50th Pl N unsafe; building demolition approved

Property at 1801–03 50th Place North will be demolished after council determination it is unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal reduces blight and safety hazards in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1801-03 - 50th Place North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens assessed on blighted properties

City clears nuisances from abandoned or neglected properties and recovers costs by placing liens on those parcels, shifting cleanup expense to property owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 8245 2nd Ave South

City will demolish a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Property removal reduces blight and safety hazards in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8245 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

1837 Henry Crumpton Drive condemned for demolition

City declares the building unsafe and orders it torn down, clearing a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1837 Henry Crumpton Drive S.W., Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 5924 Warner Street ordered demolished

A deteriorated building and shed marked unsafe will be torn down, clearing a blighted property from the neighborhood and removing a public hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 5924 Warner Street, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 1136 McMillon Ave S.W. declared unsafe, demolition ordered

City declares the building a public nuisance and will demolish it. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood and addresses a safety hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1136 McMillon Avenue S.W., Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1436 31st Street North

Building declared a public nuisance and safety hazard will be torn down. Removal reduces blight and vacancy that can attract crime and lower surrounding property values.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1436 - 31st Street North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7116 3rd Ave N

Unsafe building and structures declared a public nuisance will be torn down, removing blight from the neighborhood and reducing safety hazards.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 7116 - 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1410 Avenue I Ensley marked for demolition

Building declared a public nuisance and safety hazard; city will demolish it to eliminate blight and reduce hazards in Ensley neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1410 Avenue I Ensley, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1612 Avenue I, Ensley

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and marked for removal. Demolition clears blighted property from Ensley neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1612 Avenue I Ensley, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #85 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 196 properties public nuisance for noxious weeds

Owners of these vacant or neglected properties must clear overgrown weeds or face enforcement action and potential fines. This is a first step toward abatement.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition order: unsafe building at 1805-07 50th Place North

City will demolish a condemned property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1805-07 50th Place North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 400 Heflin Ave. West unsafe; demolition ordered

Property at 400 Heflin Avenue West has been declared a public nuisance and unsafe. The city will demolish the structure to remove blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 400 Heflin Avenue West Sandusky, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 6841 6th Court South ordered demolished

City is removing a condemned property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. This clears blight from the neighborhood and eliminates a potential safety hazard for residents.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 6841 - 6th Court South, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 4144 Park Avenue S.W.

Eliminates a dangerous, deteriorated structure from the neighborhood and frees the land for potential redevelopment or stabilization.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4144 Park Avenue S.W., Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 9012 9th Ave N

Unsafe building at 9012 9th Avenue North will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 9012 - 9th Avenue North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

1427 30th Street North condemned for demolition

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1427 - 30th Street North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe building at 2521 38th Avenue North

City declares building unsafe and will demolish it. Removes a blighted property and public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 2521 - 38th Avenue North, Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3821 Park Avenue S.W.

An unsafe structure on Park Avenue S.W. will be demolished to remove a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3821 Park Avenue S.W., Birmingham
November 18, 2014 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4248 Inglenook Street

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4248 Inglenook Street, Birmingham
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