dj230 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) Just wondering, I was looking into rental agreements on google and came across these rental laws that change in 2018. However, I wanted to ask, do these only apply to "business'" or any rentals? I read it applies to rental business', anyone who rents 5 or more units, but figured I would ask for clarification. Because if it applies to all landlords, that would be nice to know, since I am signing a lease soon (most likely), and pretty much none of these are being followed in the lease. Interestingly enough, these are laws similar in place in Canada, where the landlord is screwed by the law if they have a bad tenant, which is why I was curious. Somethings that stuck out to me being : - deposits need to be returned within 7 days of lease ending - tenants can give 30 days notice to the landlord to leave/break the lease, for a legitament reason (i.e moving back to home country) - landlords can't change the locks/lock you out if you fail to pay rent - landlords can't have you forfeit the deposit if you fail to pay rent Thai Law: What Landlords Must Now Do (Or Go to Jail) (khaosodenglish.com) Edited August 14, 2021 by dj230 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 1 hour ago, dj230 said: However, I wanted to ask, do these only apply to "business'" or any rentals? The law applies equally to any individual or any company renting a property, if the individual or the company rents out more than 5 units or houses or rooms or any combination thereof. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj230 Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 10 hours ago, blackcab said: The law applies equally to any individual or any company renting a property, if the individual or the company rents out more than 5 units or houses or rooms or any combination thereof. So it's void for people renting out 1-4 units? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonder6281 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 3:06 PM, dj230 said: So it's void for people renting out 1-4 units? Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaufoy Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 9:18 PM, blackcab said: The law applies equally to any individual or any company renting a property, if the individual or the company rents out more than 5 units or houses or rooms or any combination thereof. I assume if you rent out a house with 5 rooms to one person it counts as one unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 8 hours ago, beaufoy said: I assume if you rent out a house with 5 rooms to one person it counts as one unit Correct. What is counted are the number of lease agreements, not the number of rooms per lease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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