Building owner charged in deadly 2023 fire in Old Montreal

From Global News.

Multiple charges, including manslaughter, have been laid against 63-year-old Emile Haim Benamor, the owner of a heritage building in Old Montreal where seven people died in a March 2023 fire.

The building was filled with illegal Airbnb rentals.

Touria Izri explains what Benamor is accused of and how the tragedy led to sweeping changes to short-term rental rules in Quebec.

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