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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 4376 items in last 76 months
Total dollars $8.7M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (26.7% 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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April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

City places special fees on property owners for weed removal costs on neglected lots. Homeowners may owe cleanup charges if their property is declared blighted.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on listed properties

Property owners may owe special assessments to cover weed removal costs on their land. Check the full resolution for the parcel list and amounts owed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on their land. Amounts and affected parcels are listed in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments levied on blighted properties

Owners of vacant or neglected properties will face bills to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds. If unpaid, assessments typically become tax liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessments levied on properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as authorized under prior city resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 957 Pike Road

Building at 957 Pike Road will be demolished after being deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 957 Pike Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35218
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for costs to clear noxious weeds from blighted sites under a 2022 authorization. Affected owners will receive bills tied to the abatement work.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments for city-ordered weed removal. The cost will be charged to landowners whose properties were declared hazardous under prior council action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on identified properties

Property owners will face charges to cover costs of removing noxious weeds declared hazardous by the city. Affected residents can present objections at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City authorizes demolition of unsafe building at 861 42nd Place North

Unsafe, blighted building at 861 42nd Place North will be torn down. Removal helps reduce neighborhood blight and fire hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 861 42nd Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on residential properties

Property owners will face charges to cover the cost of removing dangerous or noxious weeds from their parcels. The specific properties and dollar amounts are set by this resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City directs demolition of unsafe building at 8629 4th Ave N

Property at 8629 4th Avenue North deemed unsafe and a public nuisance; city moving forward with demolition to protect neighborhood safety.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 8629 4th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35206
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment set for affected properties

Properties declared dangerous or overgrown face a special assessment to cover city weed removal costs. Property owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: Weed abatement costs charged to property owners

Property owners may face charges to recover costs of city weed removal on their land. Details on affected properties and assessment amounts are not provided in this notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 4317 11th Court North

An unsafe, blighted property in your neighborhood will be torn down, removing a public hazard and potential blight magnet. This clears the way for future redevelopment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4317 11th Court North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will face a new special assessment charge to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as ordered by the city in 2022.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City will assess property owners for costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Affected owners will receive bills and have opportunity to contest the charges at a hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2408 Avenue S, Ensley

Building declared a public nuisance will be torn down, clearing a blighted property in the Ensley neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 2408 Avenue S Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama 35218
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #85 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 258 properties public nuisance for noxious weeds

Properties with dangerous weeds will receive notice; owners must abate or face city enforcement action and potential fines.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 3421 Jefferson Ave SW

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance will be removed. Demolition funded from city general fund.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 3421 Jefferson Avenue SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition order: unsafe building at 7906 Rugby Ave

Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; will be demolished. Addresses blight and safety risk in the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 7906 Rugby Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35206
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 1012 Fulton Avenue SW

This condemned property will be torn down to remove a public safety hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1012 Fulton Avenue SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1613 19th Street Ensley ordered demolished

City declares the structure a public nuisance and unsafe. The building will be torn down to remove a blight and safety hazard from the Ensley neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1613 19th Street Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama 35218
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7017 67th St S

Condemned structure at 7017 67th Street South will be torn down as a public safety hazard. Removes a dangerous, blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 7017 67th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35212
April 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face new charges on tax bills to cover costs of clearing weeds from neglected parcels. Affected addresses are listed separately.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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