"President of the Thai Hotels Association, cautions that allowing individual condo units or residential homes to register as accommodations without converting the whole building into a hotel could infringe on residents' rights."
Spot on there
"..local governments would benefit from retaining licensing fees, reinvesting them into infrastructure improvements in Pattaya, and enhancing its allure as a global destination." Oh, that does have a smell of foulness and BS. The money would go to local government officers..... infrastructure improvements would only happen to officials homes or villas I would guess