澳大利亚房东因房客在2019年的房屋火灾中死亡而上诉失败;赔偿可能上升。 Australian landlord loses appeal over tenant's death in 2019 house fire; compensation may rise.

Australia Macquarie湖的房东因烟雾警报失灵导致房客在2019年的房屋火灾中死亡而丧失了上诉权。 A landlord in Lake Macquarie, Australia, lost his appeal over a tenant's death in a 2019 house fire due to a faulty smoke alarm. 法院裁定詹姆斯·高斯 （James Gause） 因未检查烟雾报警器而疏忽大意，最初向租户家人支付的 250,000 美元赔偿可能会增加 25%。 The court ruled James Gause was negligent for not checking the smoke alarms, and the original $250,000 compensation to the tenant's family could increase by 25%. 法院认定,在火灾发生时,由于醉酒,房客的行为能力没有受到重大损害。 The court found no significant impairment of the tenant's ability to act due to intoxication at the time of the fire.