Birmingham Takes Bold Legal Action, Seeks to Declare Norwood Plaza Apartments a Public Nuisance Amid Ongoing Drug Crisis

Birmingham, Alabama, has initiated a legal battle to address ongoing safety concerns linked to Norwood Plaza Apartments, a property that city officials have described as a site of persistent drug-related criminal activity. The city filed a lawsuit on Friday in the Jefferson County Circuit Court seeking to classify the apartment complex and its management as both a drug-related nuisance and a public nuisance under Alabama law. The suit follows numerous documented instances of illegal behavior at the Norwood neighborhood complex, which is located at 1717 32nd Place North. City officials claim that years of drug … Read more