Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties
Property owners with noxious weeds face a special tax bill for city cleanup costs. Follows the 2014 blight ordinance that lets Birmingham recover abatement spending from negligent owners.
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Public Safety
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Public Safety items
Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties
City enforces cleanup of noxious weeds on neglected parcels; property owners will receive special assessment bills. Details on affected addresses and amounts were not provided.
Special assessment: weed abatement liens on blighted properties
Property owners will face special assessments for weed abatement work the city completed on their land. Owners have a chance to be heard on the charges.
Weed abatement: Special assessments set for blighted properties
Property owners can be assessed costs to remove noxious weeds from neglected land. This follows the city's 2015 blight ordinance and helps clear dangerous vegetation from neighborhoods.
Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties
Property owners face charges for city-ordered weed removal on their lots. Assessment covers cost recovery from the original 2012 abatement order.
Special weed-abatement assessment hearing scheduled
Property owners may face assessments to cover weed removal costs on their land. This hearing lets them contest the abatement charges before the city finalizes bills.
Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties
Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of weed removal from their neglected lots. Check your address if you own blighted property in Birmingham.
Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties
Property owners may face charges for city-ordered weed removal on neglected lots. Abatement costs are recovered through special assessments added to tax bills.
Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties
Property owners may face charges for city costs to clear noxious weeds from vacant or neglected lots. Assessments are based on a 2014 council decision and collected through property tax bills.
City seeks payment for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners receive bills for city-ordered weed removal; failure to pay may result in liens or foreclosure proceedings.
Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 308 Beta Street
Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removal reduces neighborhood blight and safety hazards for residents.
Land area:
1 parcel
City demolishes unsafe building at 8016 4th Avenue South
Unsafe structure deemed a public nuisance will be torn down, removing blight and safety hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Weed abatement: 1,022 properties declared public nuisance
The city is moving toward cleanup of over 1,000 properties with overgrown weeds that pose neighborhood blight and safety risks. Owners will be notified and have an opportunity to address the issue before city action.
Land area:
1022 parcels
Unsafe building at 2820 31st Avenue North ordered demolished
Property declared a public nuisance and safety hazard; demolition will clear a blighted structure from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City clears blighted house on 19th Street S.W. for demolition
Unsafe building at 609 - 19th Street S.W. declared a public nuisance and cleared for demolition. Removing blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and can spur property recovery.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 1888 Fulton Avenue ordered for demolition
Property declared a public nuisance will be removed, reducing blight and safety hazards in the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City declares 3401 Maple Avenue unsafe; demolition approved
An unsafe building at 3401 Maple Avenue will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood and clearing the way for future development or remediation of the blighted property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1544 90th St North
Property at 1544 90th Street North has been declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it to remove hazard from neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City demolishes unsafe building at 220–6th Avenue North
Condemned structure at this downtown location will be torn down as a public safety and blight removal measure.
Land area:
1 parcel
Weed abatement: 524 37th Ave W removed from special assessment
Property at 524 37th Ave W is excused from the city's weed-abatement special tax, likely because the noxious vegetation has been cleared or the property was incorrectly assessed. Homeowners affected should verify their own property status on the city's abatement list.
Land area:
1 parcel