An image of a building in Old Montreal is featured in this article. Former tenants and victims of a fatal fire that occurred in the building are now questioning the safety of the heritage property. The fire, which affected the once-elegant greystone building, claimed the lives of five people, while two others remain missing. At present, the authorities are still uncertain about the cause of the fire, but witnesses have raised concerns about the working condition of smoke detectors and whether appropriate emergency exits were present. It was found that the building owner, Emile-Haim Benamor, had previously alerted the rental tribunal in 2012 to actions of a tenant that caused potential risks such as overloading electrical circuits. In response, the insurance company Lloyd’s supported the owner’s claims that the building was unsafe, and that new insurers would have to be hired unless the problems were resolved. In its decision, however, the administrative judge concluded that there was not enough evidence to blame any electrical issues on the tenant. Despite the fire, the owner explained through his lawyer that the building’s layout was complex, with an alarm system that was active and tested regularly. The lawyer further explained that some units did not have windows and that some had shorter-term rentals through Airbnb. Benamor’s lawyer claimed that short-term rentals were not his client’s doing, but were instead the work of certain tenants. Regarding the specific electrical concerns in the 2012 case, the lawyer stated that it was hard to prove any such issues since the building was quite old.