"The city issues quality-of-life violations when people violate construction safety rules, start construction before or after hours, or have dangerous sidewalk conditions—and nobody seems to care," Councilman Ben Kallos tells Crain’s. "Many landlords and developers treat [the fines] as a cost of doing business." The councilman is sponsoring a bill that could put a lien on buildings if a balance that’s large enough builds up, as can now be done with single-family homes.