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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 11664 items in last 179 months
Total dollars $19.4M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (66.7% 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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December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment levied on Birmingham properties

Property owners may face liens or fees if their land harbors noxious or dangerous weeds. The city uses special assessments to recover abatement costs and pressure cleanup compliance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

City assesses property owners for weed removal costs on abandoned/neglected lots. Owners can dispute the charge at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses property owners for weed abatement costs

Property owners may face special assessment bills to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from their land. Specific properties and amounts not listed in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment against blighted properties

City pursues cost recovery for removing noxious weeds from neglected properties; owners may face liens if they don't pay the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 118 properties public nuisance for overgrown weeds

Property owners will be required to clear noxious weeds or face enforcement action. The city can pursue abatement, liens, or demolition of structures if properties aren't remedied.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment: properties must clear dangerous weeds

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessments. Weed abatement protects neighborhood safety and property values.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement charges assessed against property owners

Property owners may face special assessments for noxious or dangerous weeds on their land. This is a bill for cleanup costs already declared under city rules.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on city properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face a special assessment to cover abatement costs. This enforces the city's 2011 blight ordinance and may increase costs for affected property owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments on blighted properties

Property owners face charges for city-ordered weed removal on their neglected lots. Unpaid assessments become liens on the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses property owners for cleanup costs

Property owners may face liens or special assessments for noxious weed removal on their lots. Check if your address is included and what you owe.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied against blighted properties

City is charging property owners for the cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land, a lien that attaches to the property. This can affect the property's tax assessment and sale value.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face liens or assessments to cover city cleanup costs; failure to pay could affect property values and tax status.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment against blighted properties

Property owners will face cost recovery charges for city-ordered weed removal on neglected lots. Ensures blight doesn't spread to neighboring homes.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City assesses property owners for cost of clearing noxious weeds from blighted land under a 2013 ordinance. Affected owners will receive bills to reimburse the city's abatement work.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for clearing noxious weeds from their land. This follows a 2011 council declaration authorizing the city to assess cleanup costs against owners of neglected parcels.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face cost-recovery charges under the city's 2013 blight ordinance. Owners can appeal at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face special tax assessments to cover city cleanup costs under the 2012 weed-abatement ordinance. This hearing allows interested parties to object before assessments are finalized.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City imposes weed-abatement fees on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments for clearing noxious weeds on neglected parcels. The city is following up on a 2012 directive to hold owners accountable for code violations.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City clears nuisances, liens to follow

City will clear weeds and overgrowth from neglected properties and charge owners for the cost through a property lien. Property owners have a right to be heard on the abatement action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments if the city cleared weeds on their land. This enforces abatement charges for blight cleanup initiated under a 2010 resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face charges to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses weed-abatement costs against properties

Owners of blighted properties will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal. Failure to pay may result in liens or foreclosure.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners face charges for city-ordered removal of noxious weeds on their land. Assessments can become tax liens if unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

City will charge property owners for clearing noxious weeds from vacant or neglected lots. Owners who don't comply face liens and collection action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
December 31, 2013 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners face new tax assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. The city will recover expenses by charging affected properties directly.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
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