Summary
The Council was scheduled to vote on 21 demolition orders for buildings deemed unsafe public nuisances, spread across neighborhoods from Ensley to East Lake to the Southside. Demolitions clear hazards but remove structures — sometimes historic — from neighborhoods.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 20
- Last 30 days
- 5
Rising — discussed at 9 meetings since Sep 15, 2026, up from 2 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
Demolition and abatement costs are typically assessed as liens against the properties.
Neighbors living near the blighted and hazardous structures.
Property owners of the affected structures face demolition and assessed costs.
Mentions & discussions (20)
City Council (Regular) - Oct 27, 2026
Nine buildings at 125 Cotton Avenue SW were slated to be declared unsafe nuisances and demolished.
City Council (Regular) - Oct 20, 2026
Twenty-two properties across the city were slated for special assessments charging owners the cost of demolishing unsafe structures, ranging from about $5,600 to nearly $16,000.
City Council (Regular) - Oct 13, 2026
Dozens of properties face nuisance abatement with costs attached as liens, plus 22 demolition special assessments and 212 properties flagged for overgrown weeds with a November 17 hearing.
City Council (Regular) - Oct 6, 2026
Twenty-six special assessments charge property owners for the city's cost of demolishing unsafe structures, from about $4,999 to $20,645 per property.
City Council (Regular) - Oct 5, 2026
The council was set to bill roughly two dozen property owners across the city for the cost of demolishing unsafe buildings on their land, from about $5,000 to more than $20,000 per property.
City Council (Regular) - Sep 29, 2026
Roughly three dozen buildings across Birmingham were slated to be declared unsafe public nuisances and demolished. Neighbors near these properties typically see blight reduction, but owners face losing the structures.
City Council (Regular) - Sep 28, 2026
More than thirty buildings across the city — including several on Steiner Avenue and 6th Avenue — were slated to be declared unsafe public nuisances and torn down. These affect neighbors living next to blighted or hazardous structures.
City Council (Regular) - Sep 22, 2026
Seventeen buildings across the city were slated to be declared unsafe public nuisances and demolished. Demolitions aim to remove blight and safety hazards in neighborhoods.
City Council (Regular) - Sep 15, 2026
The Council was scheduled to vote on 21 demolition orders for buildings deemed unsafe public nuisances, spread across neighborhoods from Ensley to East Lake to the Southside. Demolitions clear hazards but remove structures — sometimes historic — from neighborhoods.
City Council (Regular) - Aug 25, 2026
More than 20 resolutions were on the agenda to declare buildings unsafe public nuisances and order demolition, mostly in western and southwestern neighborhoods. Blighted structures could come down if the council approves.
City Council (Regular) - Jul 7, 2026
The council declared 39 buildings across Birmingham unsafe public nuisances and ordered them torn down — vacant houses and commercial structures in Ensley, Bush Hills, Crestwood, Woodlawn, East Lake, Pratt City and elsewhere. Costs become liens on the properties.
City Council (Regular) - Jun 9, 2026
The council was asked to order removal of more than a dozen junk vehicles and fix special assessments totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars against dozens of properties where the city demolished unsafe structures.
City Council (Regular) - Jun 2, 2026
The Council charged demolition costs back to the owners of dozens of blighted properties across the city, with individual assessments ranging from about $4,600 to over $116,000.
City Council (Regular) - May 19, 2026
More than sixty buildings across the city were slated for demolition as public nuisances, plus contracts with four demolition firms to do the work. Residents near these properties should expect clearing activity.
City Council (Regular) - Apr 28, 2026
The council approved liens against roughly 200 properties for overgrown weeds plus eight junk vehicles, cleaning up blight from Ensley to East Lake. Property owners pay the abatement costs.
City Council (Regular) - Apr 14, 2026
The council took up a sweeping slate of nuisance abatements on more than 200 properties and demolitions of roughly 45 unsafe structures across the city. Costs of abatement would be assessed as liens against the properties.
City Council (Regular) - Mar 31, 2026
More than 40 structures across Birmingham — concentrated in Ensley, Dolomite, and other neighborhoods — are slated for demolition as unsafe public nuisances.
City Council (Regular) - Mar 10, 2026
The council ordered about two dozen unsafe structures demolished, from Carver Street to Warrior Road. If you live near one of these blighted buildings, demolition is now authorized. Separate repair permits were also granted to two owners trying to save condemned properties.
City Council (Regular) - Jan 27, 2026
More than 100 properties were listed for special assessments charging the cost of city-ordered demolitions back to the property owners — amounts from about $3,500 up to $23,000.
City Council (Regular) - Jan 13, 2026
The council authorized removal of dozens of inoperable vehicles and demolition of unsafe structures citywide, with costs charged to owners or attached as liens.
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