Public Safety

Special assessment imposed on properties with noxious weeds

Properties with dangerous weeds face financial penalties under the city's weed-abatement program established in 2011. Owners may owe special assessments tied to cleanup costs.

City bills property owner $3,750 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 211 5th Avenue South must pay the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. Demolition costs are recovered through special assessments against the responsible property.

Special demolition assessment: $2,482.60 against 5001 Jenkins Street

Property owner at 5001 Jenkins Street will be assessed $2,482.60 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the lot.

INVOCATION: Reverend Ralph F. Patterson, Jr., Detective in the Business Compliance Unit, Birmingham Police Department

Weed abatement: Special assessment hearing set

Property owners with overgrown weeds may face fines to cover city cleanup costs; this hearing sets the amount owed.

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of removing dangerous weeds from their land. The city uses this enforcement tool on properties that neglect maintenance and pose neighborhood blight.

Special weed-abatement assessment for blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from neglected parcels. This follows the city's 2012 blighted-property cleanup authority.

Special assessment: $3,749.80 for demolition at 1929 Steiner Avenue SW

Property owner will receive a bill for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on their land. This special assessment is a lien against the property until paid.

City demolishes unsafe building at 4541 Park Ave SW; owner assessed $3,373

City removed a blighted structure and is charging the property owner for demolition costs. Property owners in similar situations should expect cost recovery assessments when buildings are demolished for safety violations.

City assesses $5,282 demolition cost to 320 11th Street SW property

Property owner at 320 11th Street SW will be billed $5,282.44 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. Owners of blighted properties can face special assessments when the city removes structures.

City assesses demolition cost ($2,603) against 712 Omega Street property

Property owner at 712 Omega Street will be billed $2,603.16 for demolition of an unsafe building, recouping the city's cost from the responsible party.

Special assessment: $7,777 demolition cost billed to 4628 Avenue Q

Property owner at 4628 Avenue Q Central Park will receive a bill for $7,777 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on their lot. This tax will be placed as a lien against the property until paid.

City bills property owner $7,310 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 313 13th Street SW will be assessed $7,310.28 to cover demolition costs for an unsafe structure removed from the neighborhood.

City assesses $2,592 demolition cost to 1327 Lomb Avenue property

The property owner will be billed for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building at this address. Special assessments become liens on the property if unpaid.

City assigns $6,101 demolition cost to owner of 1829 Alabama Ave SW

Property owner faces special assessment to recover the city's cost for tearing down an unsafe building. Demolition costs become a lien on the property.

Property owner charged $4,126.60 for unsafe building demolition at 1016 15th Str

Property owners at this address will be billed for demolition costs; the city uses special assessments to recover expenses from blighted-property cleanup and pass the cost to landowners rather than taxpayers.

Special assessment: $5,800 demolition cost for 4753 Carver Avenue SW

Property owner at 4753 Carver Avenue SW will be billed $5,800.20 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their parcel. Property owners can be assessed for demolition costs when structures pose public safety risks.

City recovers demolition costs: $6,910 special assessment on Birch Ave property

City bills property owner for unsafe building demolition at 3114 Birch Avenue SW. Special assessment of $6,909.64 covers demolition costs.

City assesses $5,557 demolition cost to 1354 15th Street SW

Property owner will be billed for the city's cost to tear down the unsafe building; the special assessment becomes a lien on the parcel until paid.

City recovers $2,700 demolition cost from Ensley property owner

Unsafe building at 1739 18th Street was torn down; the property owner is now being assessed the full $2,699.96 demolition cost to recoup public spending and incentivize property upkeep.