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Council adopts 2026 legislative priorities, backs new tools to address blight
Summary
Birmingham's council approved a package of 2026 legislative priorities that include a vacant property registry, a registration fee, shortened redemption windows for delinquent tax properties, a Birmingham Housing Trust Fund, and support to permit a blight-remediation assessment for class 1 municipalities.
Birmingham City Council on Jan. 6 voted to approve the city's 2026 legislative priorities, a package that includes measures aimed at addressing abandoned and blighted properties.
The resolution describes multiple priorities: shortening redemption periods for delinquent tax properties; enabling class 1 municipalities to create a vacant property registry and charge a registration fee; authorizing reasonable enforcement of maintenance standards; supporting creation of a Birmingham Housing Trust Fund; encouraging community land trusts and affordable housing initiatives; and…
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