Popular Post STD Warehouse Posted December 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2019 We leased a house (my Thai Wife owns) for 8 years and registered the lease at the land office. in the rental contract it states the tenant can rent the house as an Airbnb on a per night basis. We were happy for the tenant to do this. the tenant spent quite a lot money renovating the house. it seems renting per night on Airbnb is not profitable and the tenant rented out to a Long term to someone else. the problem is we specifically did not want that to happen so put a clause in the contract that it can’t be rented to the same person for more than 90 days. so is the contract broken? Should we be saying this Long term renting can’t occur? Is that within my rights? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eindhoven Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Not sure why Salerno finds everything funny at the moment. Perhaps he doesn't understand what the emoticons mean... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Chance Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Usually LL's are happy if they just get their rent on time. Is this new tenant causing problems? Why would it matter if they stay longer than 90 days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, Eindhoven said: Not sure why Salerno finds everything funny at the moment. Perhaps he doesn't understand what the emoticons mean... Because the op is full of lolz that's why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STD Warehouse Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 @don chance hi, I am worried this might be the tenants response “why does it matter”. Then I feel pushed into a corner having to justify why I wrote this clause in the contract. When we rented it we had our reasons. The tenant is a lovely person, but I wrote a detailed contract to avoid argument later in and we both signed this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salerno Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 48 minutes ago, Eindhoven said: Not sure why Salerno finds everything funny at the moment. Perhaps he doesn't understand what the emoticons mean... Pretty sure I do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted December 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2019 Quote AIRbnb for 1 night is against Thai law, so that part of your rental agreement is invalid. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eindhoven Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 23 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said: AIRbnb for 1 night is against Thai law, so that part of your rental agreement is invalid. Really? Show where that is stated. Best to stop repeating things parrot fashion. Better to understand them first. 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, STD Warehouse said: @don chance hi, I am worried this might be the tenants response “why does it matter”. Then I feel pushed into a corner having to justify why I wrote this clause in the contract. When we rented it we had our reasons. The tenant is a lovely person, but I wrote a detailed contract to avoid argument later in and we both signed this. Is contract in English or Thai ? thing is and I do not really know legality of it , you agreed to allow sublet but limiting time frame for it. technically, if original tenant was to rent it for 90 days and renew it each time he/she would not be in breach. if you getting g good rental and property has been renovated and well kept, maybe better to leave it alone and enjoy stability . you could contact OCPB and ask them , they will give you correct information Edited December 27, 2019 by BestB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BestB Posted December 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, Eindhoven said: Really? Show where that is stated. Best to stop repeating things parrot fashion. Better to understand them first. Court ruling from last year fining Landlord 10000 per day . Daily rentals requires hotel license , therefore renting on Air daily is illegal 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted December 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2019 40 minutes ago, Eindhoven said: Really? Show where that is stated. Best to stop repeating things parrot fashion. Better to understand them first. That you don't know doesn't make me a parrot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Bah! for once we have a surfer laughing out loud, at each message, why deprive yourself. It changes the grumpy, the andropaused. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonr1971 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 A registered lease at the land office definitely holds more power than one thats not. Sounds like it is breach of contract. We have a registered lease also at the LO. Theres a clause in there about no sub letting. If the house is being looked after and rent is being paid on time what do you care about long term sub letting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 19 hours ago, Eindhoven said: Really? Show where that is stated. Best to stop repeating things parrot fashion. Better to understand them first. It was discussed in the media and with various statement by gov't. agencies many months ago, then the gov't made Airbnb illegal, perhaps 6 - 8 months ago. From my understanding, the eventual 'illegal' policy was because of strangers continuously coming / changing in condo buildings and other live-in owners very concerned about safety and security, noise and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 22 minutes ago, ubonr1971 said: A registered lease at the land office definitely holds more power than one thats not. Sounds like it is breach of contract. We have a registered lease also at the LO. Theres a clause in there about no sub letting. If the house is being looked after and rent is being paid on time what do you care about long term sub letting? In any event a good rental agreement should have clauses about what happens if the owner sells the property, plus clauses indicating that the new own can request / insist the current renter leave or insist they leave at the end of the rental contract, which is a reason why signing rental agreements with a long-term life e.g. 5 years or no end date are unwise and possibly even illegal, especially 'no end date'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 20 hours ago, FritsSikkink said: AIRbnb for 1 night is against Thai law, Thanks for this info. I live in a housing estate and some of the houses have daily rentals causing a big problem for me and my neighbours. Our housing estate is only a sort distance to beaches and town so it is very popular for large groups to occupy the larger houses, sometimes up tp 20 people. Could you please provide more information regarding this law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 776 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 After the HELL I went thru in USA ...........I would never be a landlord......ever. In USA.......or anywhere for that matter, NEVER rent to Section 8 low income tenants. Why u ask? Because they have more rights than you ever will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Airbnb is legal only for stays longer than one month. Law 2018/2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 No reasonable legal opinion here. Lease needs to be read by a lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdavies99 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Sorry another foreigner thinking I'm going to do it my way, not the Thai way! No chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Thanks for this info. I live in a housing estate and some of the houses have daily rentals causing a big problem for me and my neighbours. Our housing estate is only a sort distance to beaches and town so it is very popular for large groups to occupy the larger houses, sometimes up tp 20 people. Could you please provide more information regarding this law. https://thethaiger.com/news/airbnb-illegal-for-daily-and-weekly-rentals-in-thailand https://thepattayanews.com/2018/05/16/thai-court-rules-airbnb-against-the-law-in-thailand-for-daily-and-weekly-rentals-banned/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted December 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2019 I still have to wonder if the Op is receiving his rent money on time, why would he be concerned with a longer term 'sub-let' than daily Air-bnb. Surely a longer term tenant is more likely to look after the property for the Op (i.e. less moving, less damage etc). Where is the downside for the Op (other than the principle of contract breach) ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sead Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Well i hope you dont try to find a reason to take back the condo after he renovated it and upped the rental prices. I hope you aint being jealous because he has been smart to make more money than you. Kinda sounds like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly07 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I would say that a no subletting clause on a short lease which hasn't required finance or a large down payment is probably enforceable even though it is an unfair term. If finance or a large down payment is included it is probably unenforceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 OP sounds like you’ve got a good working agreement with the tenant with the upgrades seems to be a good responsible tenant. Have a Chat with the tenant point out the clause and ask what is reason for not sticking to the clause... maybe it financial??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 It could be that the OP was planning on the property developing as an AB&B rental he could use and generate revenue from once the tenant’s lease ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 1 minute ago, mogandave said: It could be that the OP was planning on the property developing as an AB&B rental he could use and generate revenue from once the tenant’s lease ran out. He said he rented out for 8 years , doubt That’s the reason . I think he might be worried original tenant could not make money from doing daily so rented out long term and will just walk away and OP would be left with a new tenant mess but no contract between him and new tenant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 On 12/27/2019 at 1:22 PM, FritsSikkink said: AIRbnb for 1 night is against Thai law, so that part of your rental agreement is invalid. It's not being rented on a nightly basis, that's the point of the OP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, FritsSikkink said: 23 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Thanks for this info. I live in a housing estate and some of the houses have daily rentals causing a big problem for me and my neighbours. Our housing estate is only a sort distance to beaches and town so it is very popular for large groups to occupy the larger houses, sometimes up tp 20 people. Could you please provide more information regarding this law. https://thethaiger.com/news/airbnb-illegal-for-daily-and-weekly-rentals-in-thailand https://thepattayanews.com/2018/05/16/thai-court-rules-airbnb-against-the-law-in-thailand-for-daily-and-weekly-rentals-banned/ Thanks for the links. These links are referring to rooms / Condominiums. Does it also apply to housing developments? Edited December 29, 2019 by SAFETY FIRST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 18 hours ago, Just Weird said: It's not being rented on a nightly basis, that's the point of the OP! What the OP wanted (nightly rent) and put in the agreement is illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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