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The owners of a $1.8 million Hampton vacation home face 58 building code violations after two Maryland sisters died in a house fire after the home's smoke alarms weren't working.
Pamela and Peter Miller are the owners of the vacation home located at 3 Spring Lane that caught fire around 3.30am on August 3.
A family of five was renting out the home in Koyack Bay in the Hamptons when Jilian and Lindsay Wiener, 21 and 19, failed to make it out of the blaze on time.
The Millers were arraigned on August 29 and faced various building charges, including the smoke alarms that weren't working.
'It resulted in an absolute tragedy,' Ryan Murphy, Southampton's public safety and emergency management administrator, told East Hampton Star.
Murphy said the fire likely started outdoors in an illegally built kitchen without building permits.
The Miller's attorney, Edward Burke Jr., didn't immediately respond to DailyMail.com for a comment.
They will appear back in court on September 30.
Jillian and Lindsay Weiner, 21 and 19, were asleep when their vacation home in the Hamptons caught fire on August 3. The pair didn't make it out of the second floor alive
Pamela and Peter Miller are the owners of the vacation home located at 3 Spring Lane
The home caught fire around 3.30am on August 3 and quickly spread without enough time for the two girls to escape
It was later revealed the property had multiple building violations
Alisa, Zachary, Lewis, Jilian and Lindsay Weiner. The family is known to rent the vacation rental every year
The Millers are also charged with renting the property without the proper building permit. To receive a rental permit, the couple would've needed to received certification that states the property complies with necessary building codes.
Additional charges include the Millers failure to rent the property out for 14 days, failure to maintain carbon monoxide detectors, failure to fix electrical hazards, construction without permits, a gazebo with a fire pit, pool gates and installation of the kitchen outdoors, Southampton Town attorney Sean Cambridge told the East Hampton Star.
Murphy added that it is not uncommon to have a dozen property violations.
Those in violation of rental permit law can face 15 days in jail or fines between $150 to $1,500, according to the town's code.
While the charges are clear, it's uncertain why the fire broke out in early August when the family was asleep.
Jilian and Lindsay were asleep on the second floor when the fire occurred. The sisters didn't make it out of the blaze in time, but their brother Zachary, 23, jumped out the second-floor window.
Their parents, Lewis and Alisa, were able to flee in time from the 1,624-square-foot, three bedroom, two bathroom home to safety.
The house is located near Long Beach and is listed for $1.8million on Zillow with rent running from about $26,000 a month. The property was last sold in 2016.
Jilian and Lindsay were asleep on the second floor when the fire occurred. Their brother Zachary was also on the second floor
