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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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August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners may owe a special assessment to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. The city declared these properties dangerous under a prior resolution and is now billing owners for cleanup.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged for city-ordered weed removal on blighted land. Costs are passed to owners as a special assessment on their tax bill.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on city properties

City levies charges against properties where weeds were cleared under 2022 resolution; property owners may owe abatement costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment against multiple properties

Property owners may face charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. The assessment details are incomplete but residents with affected properties will receive notice.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their lots, as authorized under a previous council resolution. Owners can challenge the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement on declared properties

Property owners will owe a special assessment to cover the city's cost of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The actual amount and affected addresses are not shown in this consent summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment approved for blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed-removal costs on their lots. Assessment covers cleanup authorized under 2021 Council order.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on identified properties

Property owners will be assessed fees to cover weed removal costs on their land. The amount and affected addresses are not detailed in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners may face charges on their tax bills to cover city weed removal costs on their land. Details on affected parcels and assessment amounts are not fully visible in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on vacant properties

Property owners with blighted or overgrown lots will be assessed cleanup costs under the city's weed abatement program. Charges are levied against properties declared hazardous by prior council action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for city removal of noxious weeds on their land. Details on which properties are affected are not provided in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds declared by the city may face special assessments to cover abatement costs. Check if your property is listed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover the cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. If unpaid, the assessment becomes a lien on the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. The full list of affected properties and assessment amounts will determine impact on individual homeowners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on multiple properties

City imposing costs on property owners to clear noxious or dangerous weeds declared unsafe in June 2023. Property owners will receive assessment bills for cleanup work.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will be charged a special assessment to cover abatement costs, following the city's May 2023 declaration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 26, 2025 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners may face charges to cover weed removal costs on their land. The assessment amount and affected properties are part of this decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #74 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 245 14th Court West

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will proceed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 245 14th Court West, Birmingham, 35204
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 624 4th Avenue West

Condemned structure at 624 4th Avenue West will be demolished as a public nuisance and safety hazard. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 624 4th Avenue West, Birmingham, 35204
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 332 Graymont Avenue North deemed unsafe; demolition ordered

A property in Birmingham will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. The demolition removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 332 Graymont Avenue North, Birmingham, 35204
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 5450 Allen Ave

Building at 5450 Allen Avenue deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 5450 Allen Avenue, Birmingham, 35020
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 204 26th Street SW

Blighted building at this address will be torn down as a public nuisance. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 204 26th Street SW, Birmingham, 35211
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 1416 3rd Avenue West

Unsafe structure identified as public nuisance will be demolished. Removal clears blight and improves neighborhood safety.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1416 3rd Avenue West, Birmingham, 35208
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 820 1st Street SW

City will tear down a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 820 1st Street SW, Birmingham, 35211
August 19, 2025 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 541 28th Street SW declared unsafe; demolition approved

The city will demolish a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. This removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 541 28th Street SW, Birmingham, 35211
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