The building, with addresses at 5731 through 5735 N. Kimball Ave., has had numerous building code violations dating back to 1995, with the most recent failed inspection in 2012, according to city and court records.



In 2012, the building inspectors found that a smoke detector wasn't working in the top of the stairwell to 5735 N. Kimball and in two units in the same entryway of the building, according to Buildings Department records.



The building had previously been cited with a long list of more serious violations, but building owners appear to have satisfied city inspectors. The inspectors cited the building owners with a number of serious violations in 2005 and 2006, including broken rear doors, improperly constructed rear porches, defective front doors and exposed wiring.



The city has taken the building owners to adminstrative hearings several times, and filed a housing court case in Cook County Circuit Court in 2005 that was settled in 2006.