▁Norm a ▁Re yes , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁building ▁commission er , ▁said ▁" I ▁have ▁no ▁indic ation ▁of ▁any ▁sub standard ▁problems ▁or ▁ins u ffic ien cies ▁with ▁the ▁por ch ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁buildings ▁are ▁not ▁made ▁for ▁large ▁assemb lies ▁and ▁parties ." ▁ ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁ultimately ▁determined ▁that ▁poor ▁construction ▁was ▁to ▁bl ame . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁permit ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁owner ▁L G ▁Properties ▁to ▁install ▁furn aces , ▁air ▁condition ers ▁and ▁water ▁he aters ▁in ▁the ▁building , ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁bal con y . ▁The ▁bal con y ▁j utt ed ▁out ▁eleven ▁feet ▁from ▁the ▁building , ▁one ▁foot ▁farther ▁than ▁permitted ▁by ▁city ▁codes , ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁ ▁larger ▁than ▁permitted . ▁The ▁bal con y ▁also ▁had ▁in ade qu ate ▁supports , ▁was ▁flo ored ▁with ▁unders ized ▁lengths ▁of ▁wood , ▁and ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁walls ▁with ▁sc rew s ▁that ▁were ▁too ▁short . ▁However , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁In spe ction al ▁Services ▁Department ▁visited ▁this ▁site ▁over ▁ 5 ▁times ▁and ▁never ▁noticed ▁or ▁c ited ▁the ▁code ▁viol ations ▁noted ▁above . ▁ ▁After math ▁Three ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁dis aster , ▁the ▁city ▁su ed ▁the ▁own ers ▁and ▁man agers ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁Court ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bre aches ▁in ▁building ▁reg ulations .