Sign of the times with these martial arts... kicking has become part of fighting. My primary school would make you wear cardboard donkey ears if you were caught kicking back in ancient times!
Not sure that is an option. In my case, the huse is in a company name and I always believed the tax was paid every time I did the annual 'accounts' . It certainly was not as much as the OP said, 7500, more like 1-2000.
It was never an official requirement obligated by a police order, but Pattaya and a few other places introduced it. I used an agent last few times and no mention of it.
Do we expect them to last any longer than the stopping buses that were introduced some years back... and were being offered for sale on Sukhumvit not long after?
Yes, I am in a similar position with rotting sofa under a throw that I should replace. Can't imagine a cloth sofa would work out too well... I have often fallen asleep to wake up sweaty (in a puddle) and likely will do so again. I think a leather replacement, albeit pricey will last longer but still need a cloth cover that can be washed.