Public Safety

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners face cost recovery charges for city-ordered weed removal on blighted land. Details on affected properties not provided in agenda.

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face new charges to cover city costs for clearing dangerous weeds from neglected parcels. Assessment amount and affected properties not disclosed in agenda.

Weed abatement special assessment levied on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for weed-removal costs on abandoned or neglected parcels. Owners may face liens if they don't pay.

Special weed-abatement assessments set on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed-removal costs on their lots. Failure to pay can result in a lien against the property.

City assesses weed-abatement costs on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed removal on vacant or neglected lots. Assessments cover costs already incurred under the 2013 blight-abatement program.

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover weed removal costs on blighted parcels. Details on affected properties and amounts are in the full item.

City bills property owner $3,545 for unsafe building demolition

Costs for tearing down the unsafe structure at 1113 5th Street West are now assessed directly against the property owner. This is a standard tool to recover city spending on emergency demolitions.

Special assessment: $4,407.56 for Woodlawn demolition at 4802 5th Ave South

Property owner or taxpayer will owe $4,407.56 to reimburse the city for demolishing an unsafe building at this Woodlawn address.

Property owner billed $5,835 for unsafe building demolition

The owner of 738-40 39th Street North must pay the city for demolition costs of an unsafe structure. Property owners remain liable for removal of blighted buildings.

Property owner billed $8,523 for demolition of unsafe building at 3424 11th Ave

Owner of 3424 11th Avenue North will be charged $8,523.28 to cover the city's cost to tear down an unsafe structure on their property. The special assessment becomes a lien against the property.

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicle from neighborhood; removal costs billed to the vehicle's registered owner instead of taxpayers.

City charges property owner $1,642 for demolition of unsafe building

Property owner at 4802 5th Avenue South will owe the city $1,642 to cover the cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. The charge becomes a lien against the property.

City recovers $3,976 demolition cost from unsafe building at 6th & North

Property owner assessed $3,976 for city's cost to demolish unsafe structure. This cost will be collected as a special tax against the property.

Special weed abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will face a special assessment to cover weed abatement costs on neglected parcels. Costs vary by parcel; residents should verify whether their property is affected.

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on properties

Property owners may face charges to cover the cost of clearing noxious or dangerous weeds from their lots. Check if your address is affected and the amount owed.

Weed abatement: City assesses property costs for cleanup

Property owners may face special assessments to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. This continues enforcement of a 2013 city ordinance.

City assesses property owner $4,742 for building demolition at 1007 11th Place N

Property owner will be billed $4,742 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The city can place a lien against the property if the assessment is not paid.

INVOCATION: Detective Ralph Patterson, Jr., Business Compliance Unit Birmingham Police Department

Council removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are removed from neighborhoods and costs charged to the registered owner. Keeps streets safer and cleaner.

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. This enforces the city's 2014 abatement ordinance and shifts cleanup costs to property owners.