According to the Daily Tar Heel, the owners and property management firm of a Carrboro, North Carolina apartment complex are being sued for negligence. The lawsuit alleges that a 2007 fire that killed one woman and injured two others was caused by improper maintenance that caused the fire to spread quickly and impede the tenants' escapes. The lawsuit, filed by the dead woman's son, also claims that fire detectors in the complex were not working properly. The Daily Tar Heel reports that according to the plaintiff's attorney, the landlord failed to address codes violations discovered by the Carrboro Fire Department earlier in the year. $10,000 are being sought in damages, the maximum allowed by North Carolina law.