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12 hours ago, tropo said:

I don't wish to be negative about this, but I can't see any tenant taking any landlord to court over 1 month's worth of security deposit. In my case, it's 30k. Am I going to go to court over that? Hardly. Most people are paying less deposit than that, so it's not a viable option to take this matter to court. In my case, the deposit will most likely be returned at the end of my lease as it was for the past 2 rental contracts I signed, so there's nothing much to gain by pushing the issue.

 

My prediction is that this law will soon be buried and forgotten. If they made the law valid for ALL landlords, that would be different... but making it apply to landlords with rental stock of 5 or more is just plain dumb IMO. Also, landlords with stock have money and can afford good lawyers. Good luck fighting them in court LOL.

It is true those already renting will likely have given a two month deposit, and would expect to get it back when they decide to move, so that should not be a major problem.

Unfortunately, as I said, the law is badly drafted/translated so is it the number of properties letting agencies have, or the owners that become liable?

There cannot be a single agency that has less than 5 properties available, so it must be down to the owners.

How can a tenant find out how many properties they let?

What Suthichai says is correct, and in fact things are becoming much worse with Targeted News and Fake News.

Also the standard of editing has declined substantially, with "Click Bait" headlines and unedited voice recognition reports.

It is a sad state of affairs.

8 minutes ago, tropo said:

I'd say all will ignore it until they're taken to task over it. It will be a matter of the tenants pushing the issue, rather than the landlords offering deposit refunds. There will need to be some test cases to scare landlords into compliance.

Excellent point, I am in the same position.

Trouble is the courts take years to get a case settled here.

Yep, it will not be the Management Company, it concerns the owner of the apartment/s they let.

Something that has not been considered.

The letting agencies should be aware of those clients that have more than 5 properties let or on their books and tell their clients they have changed the deposit requirement.

Well done ladies (is that PC any more?) but the collection of the rubbish is not the only problem.

The disposal of the waste on the islands is just as important.

Why oh why don't the officials get a grip in this problem?

No money in it I guess...

Well, it's an open question for all renters.

For my own situation, the electricity bill I pay comes directly from the MEA so that is no problem.

It seems to be another Thai law that has not been thought through. They say how many rooms are let out, but translation should mean how many individual apartments (studios, 1 bed or more) the landlord lets in total in Thailand.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out and I will contribute with my own experience.

Thanks for the posts, all angles welcome.

The rental law changes on the 1st May.

How will this effect people that have leases now?

Should we get half the deposit back next time we renew?

On 4/25/2018 at 11:37 AM, The Deerhunter said:

Yeah, but if you are in Phuket, use the Patong hill regularly, or any similar hill in Thailand and drive one of those one million, 50 year old Isuzus still on the road here (and are still alive) then I'll bet you can double declutch!  A synchro gear box one one of these?  I have never driven one of them but I sincerely doubt it.   Are you familiar with the notorious Patong hill, site of thousands of accidents and probably hundreds of deaths over the years.  Driving any big rig up or down there would be a real challenge for man, and machine maintenance !!!   It scares me in a modern vehicle because I never know when an old tuck or a double decker tour bus will come back down in reverse at 100KPH.   I have seen an accident on Patong hill at one or other of the danger spots so many times.  Probably 50% of the relatively few times I have driven over it.   But I have been over it as a passenger many times.  Still nervous until back on the flat.

 

A good friend of mine was killed on that hill and I have ridden and driven it hundreds of times.

It requires driving skill, something seriously lacking in this country.

My friend died as he was forced off the road and over the cliff by a vehicle on the wrong side overtaking. His choice was a head on collision or the cliff.

If the vehicles are fit to be on the road, then the problem is with the driver.

Terribly sad.

Loose hanging wires are everywhere on every street.

I hope someone sets up a "go fund me" for her dependents.

It would be a worthy cause for once, not pet care for the rich etc.

The seagulls follow the legend that is Eric.

Thank you for being polite, and you got the reward.

Not only Man United fans should appreciate what he contributed to Football, a majestic few years with only the very best in his class of great players.

And a nice guy too (if not excessively provoked).

Well done Prinya , respect for those with true talent has paid off.

Sensationalist reports are everywhere in all the media and SM these days.

Central Pattaya, "Walking Street" is a den of vice, anyone that tries to defend that has a serious case of denial.

Many retirees have properties in the suburbs and have no or little contact with the sex trade.

Tourists know well enough where they are going. If it is a beach holiday they crave Pattaya is not the venue to book. Pattaya city downtown is not a family destination.

If they want night life and all that goes with it, plus a sun tan and a companion Pattaya is a likely destination.

What adults do behind closed doors shouldn't be a problem unless it is against the law of the land.

17 hours ago, The Deerhunter said:

You are saying that auto gearboxes are now standard in most Thai trucks? That really surprises me a lot.  I will.have to follow that up. Of course the pic shows the truck that stopped the pile-up, not the one that started it.  

Maybe badly explained, sorry, but the OP states: The driver - Manot Suaylam, 29 - said his truck carrying frozen chicken suffered brake failure before plowing into vehicles waiting at some lights in Nakorn Pathom on March 20th.

My point, as I think you understand, is that the drivers have no training or basic understanding of how to control a vehicle (auto or manual).

Plus there is little effort to ensure vehicles are fit for purpose and drivers are not regularly and randomly tested for drug/alcohol or restricted from excessive hours behind the wheel.

15 hours ago, The Deerhunter said:

Yes the vehicle needs to be impounded and tested by a certified trustworthy mechanic, (if such a person can be found.)  Everyone must be well sick of this lame excuse now.  Of course it could be caused by unmaintained brakes with worn out pads/linings etc; then railroad the owner!!!  Note that according to a resident of Patong (Phuket) most of the brake failures on the notorious Patong hill are now out-of-town trucks/busses whose brakes do not hold when they leave it too late to change down and stall on the hill.  Locals have apparently mostly learned to maintain brakes & change down early. Learning to double declutch might still be essential for anyone driving an older vehicle because those who cant are often too scared to change down.

Unless this truck was very old it would have an auto box.

It is down to the lack of driving knowledge, stay on the brake until it fails is all they know.

No hope: the carnage will continue unabated.

3 hours ago, EyeOfRa said:

 

One taxi, one driver, now bearing the wrath of thousands of foreigners living cheaply in Thailand with pent-up taxi rage.

 

One smug American digital nomad sitting back in his Bangkok apartment checking the hit count on his Youtube channel and Facebook page.

Nail on the head! A bit like the "my mate Nate" idiot.

I have little sympathy for either of them, as I said earlier.

Taxi driver was wrong though, and he took advantage rather than get another cab.

More clicks = more money.

19 hours ago, greenchair said:

Just how many of those tourists come to thailand for sex. Sex and the seedier is the biggest tourist drawcard. Fake products were a huge tourist draw,I remember the saying "buy a suitcase there, fill it up with brand names" so cheap. Thousands of tourists flock to the drug infested full moon party every year. All those retirees come here for the women, "sex pats " comes to mind. As the Thais are finding out, large quantities of Chinese families, does not equate to large quantities of revenue. They can buy everything cheaper in China. They spend little, but put a huge burden on the infrastructure. People that make money on the blackmarket and live on the fringes of the blackmarket, spend spend spend. If you have visited even 1 bar with girls selling themselves, or bought 1 item that is fake or taken 1 viagra that is generic, then you would be one of millions contributing to blackmarket. You should be deported bad guy out . 

You had me in hysterical laughter.

How long have you been in Thailand?

Yes you know what happens from newspaper reports and sensational TV programmes.

I said genuine tourists, oh holier than thou greenchair...

Presumption breeds contempt.

The economy is not based on knock-offs and prostitution.

On her phone?

This kid falls into the "do you know who I am" category for 'internet star' farangs.

Was there only one taxi?

For someone that speaks Thai he seems pretty dumb.

I have little sympathy for either of them.

On 4/17/2018 at 10:58 AM, wgdanson said:

And that is why the NHS is BROKE.

Yes it is one, but there are several other reasons.

Simple stuff, like the owners and managers of the buildings charge way too much for maintenance.

A friend of mine was a computer manager at an NHS hospital. He wanted a coat peg on his office door and bought one for £2 from a DIY store and was going to fit it himself. He was stopped and the maintenance crew were instructed to do the job. His department was billed for £250.

Just the bottom of the pile. The whole system is corrupt.

It is so sacred nobody can do anything about it.

Remind you of anywhere else?

17 hours ago, greenchair said:

Thailand got so strictly normal these days. 

At the end of the day, it is the blackmarket that has driven the Thai economy since always. It is a multi trillion dollar industry. Time will tell if thai economy can flourish without it. I'm not optimistic that it can. 

"At the end of the day, it is the black market that has driven the Thai economy since always."

And rice, genuine tourism contributes nothing?

Most of the knock-offs come from China.

Good guys in, bad guys out is something other countries should do, like not selling off the land and companies to foreigners.

10 hours ago, colinneil said:

Even the lowly council road sweeper gets paid more than 7 pounds per hour.

So as previously stated porkies are being told by someone.

If he is getting such a low amount he is part time, and eligible for several benefits to top up his wages.

Gig economy? Zero hours contracts?

Taxi App firms, delivery firms etc etc