Special assessment for weed abatement on vacant properties
Property owners will receive bills for city costs to remove noxious weeds from their land; failure to pay can result in tax liens or foreclosure.
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Public Safety
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Public Safety items
Weed abatement: nuisance properties to be cleared, costs assessed as liens
City will clear overgrown or blighted properties and charge cleanup costs to owners as property liens. Affects specific parcels; owners can contest at public hearing.
Special weed abatement assessment imposed on properties
Property owners may owe special assessments to cover city costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay could result in liens or collection action.
Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties
Property owners with overgrown weeds may owe special assessments to cover city cleanup costs declared in 2018. Check if your property is affected.
Special assessment: $3,265.80 bill against 829–80th Street South for demolition
Property owner at 829–80th Street South will be assessed $3,265.80 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. The cost becomes a lien against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City charges property owner $4,529.68 for blighted building demolition
Property owner at 8124 6th Avenue North will be assessed for the cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on their land. The charge is passed to the owner as a special assessment on their property tax bill.
Land area:
1 parcel
City bills property owner $7,306 for demolition of unsafe building
The cost of tearing down the unsafe structure at 108-16th Avenue NE will be charged to the property owner as a special tax assessment. This shifts demolition costs from the city budget to the responsible property owner.
Land area:
1 parcel
City assesses $4,201.64 against 2017 Northland for demolition
Property owner at 2017 Northland Avenue will be charged $4,201.64 to recover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their land.
Land area:
1 parcel
City assesses $14,758 demolition cost to 7121 1st Avenue North
Property owner at 7121 1st Avenue North will be charged $14,758 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. The charge becomes a special assessment against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
Property owner charged $6,706 for unsafe building demolition at 220 67th Place N
The property owner at 220 67th Place North must pay $6,705.80 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. This special tax will be assessed against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment: $4,450 demolition bill for 5304 Division Ave
Property owner at 5304 Division Avenue will be assessed $4,450 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building—a charge that may affect their property taxes or require payment to the city.
Land area:
1 parcel
Police training: $12,885 Cellebrite mobile forensics certification
Birmingham Police will receive advanced digital evidence-collection training through Cellebrite's mobile forensics platform. This improves investigators' ability to extract and analyze data from phones and devices in criminal cases.
Property owner charged $1,997 for unsafe building demolition
The owner of 1523 13th Street S.W. must pay the city $1,997.08 to cover demolition costs for an unsafe structure. This is a special assessment—a bill against the property for public safety work.
Land area:
1 parcel
City bills property owner $6,145 for unsafe building demolition
Property owner at 5901 1st Court South must pay $6,145.12 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. This is a special assessment against the specific property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City assesses $7,470 demolition cost against 917 48th Street North
Property owner at 917 48th Street North will owe the city $7,469.96 to cover demolition of an unsafe building. The cost becomes a special tax assessment on the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment: $11,719 demolition cost for 131 2nd Avenue South
Property owner at 131 2nd Avenue South will be charged $11,719.06 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment: $5,749 demolition cost for 8032 4th Ave N
Property owner at 8032 4th Avenue North will be billed $5,748.52 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site.
Land area:
1 parcel
City charges property owner $4,879.76 for unsafe building demolition at 3705 Map
Property owner at 3705 Maple Avenue must pay the city's cost to tear down the unsafe structure. The $4,879.76 assessment becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment: $6,894.64 for demolition at 815-46th Street North
Property owner at 815-46th Street North must pay $6,894.64 toward the cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The special assessment is charged directly against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
Property owner billed $4,422 for unsafe building demolition at 6516 Georgia Road
City demolished an unsafe building and is recovering demolition costs ($4,422.13) through a special assessment against the property owner. Property owners receiving such notices should respond promptly to avoid liens.
Land area:
1 parcel