By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — Banglamung Police shut down and took legal action against the keeper of an unlicensed pool villa in Pattaya, following several complaints from concerned residents.

 

Permanent Secretary of Banglamung, Pornchai Sang-iad, inspected a pool villa in Viewpoint Village in the Nongprue subdistrict, on June 30th, after receiving complaints that some residents illegally operated a pool villa in the village.

 

The concerned residents also stated that many foreigners assembled at this pool villa for alleged unlawful purposes and caused a lot of noise.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/07/01/police-shutdown-unlicensed-pool-villa-in-pattaya-promise-crackdown-on-illegal-rentals/

 

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Interesting. Since when do people need a license if they have a villa with a pool?

Or did I miss something important? 

You need a hotel license for short-term (less than a month) rentals.

5 minutes ago, clearance said:

You need a hotel license for short-term (less than a month) rentals.

And to get one you need to comply with certain regulations such as having fire extinguishers and pool safety features (depth signs etc.)

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The concerned residents also stated that many foreigners .... caused a lot of noise.

 

But it is entirely legal for those same Thais to make 500 decibels of noise anytime, anyplace with a dozen speakers on their porches each bigger than my truck.

 

This is great news. 

 

We have a couple of houses in our housing estate that are daily/weekly rentals. 

 

These tenants are Bloody noisy, disrespectful (parking their many cars illegally) loud music, drunk behavior. 

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Interesting. Since when do people need a license if they have a villa with a pool?

Or did I miss something important? 

Evidently.

 

1 hour ago, clearance said:

You need a hotel license for short-term (less than a month) rentals.

 

Just now, OneMoreFarang said:

Interesting. Since when do people need a license if they have a villa with a pool?

Or did I miss something important? 

from the headline:
crackdown on illegal rentals

If there is no law the police will invent one.....

4 hours ago, phetphet said:

4 hours ago, clearance said:

You need a hotel license for short-term (less than a month) rentals.

And to get one you need to comply with certain regulations such as having fire extinguishers and pool safety features (depth signs etc.)

It's also very expensive that's why these Dodgy agents don't bother. 

 

I see foreigners acting as these unlawful agents, I'd like to see these guys deported.

Bloody disrespectful lowlifes. 

 

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Interesting. Since when do people need a license if they have a villa with a pool?

Or did I miss something important? 

Yes you did, they need a license when using a residential property and renting it out for commercial purposes.

Good.

23 hours ago, clearance said:

You need a hotel license for short-term (less than a month) rentals.

Yet Airbnb website happily operate in Thailand...

If the crackdown they really want, block that?

17 hours ago, tingtong said:

Yet Airbnb website happily operate in Thailand...

If the crackdown they really want, block that?

You know their track record here.... couldn't block a toilet. 

On 7/2/2022 at 12:50 PM, tingtong said:

Yet Airbnb website happily operate in Thailand...

If the crackdown they really want, block that?

What happens when you book from overseas? ????

On 7/2/2022 at 12:50 PM, tingtong said:

Yet Airbnb website happily operate in Thailand...

If the crackdown they really want, block that?

That's what the article is saying. 

You'll find the pool villa above was booked through Airbnb. 

 

Airbnb websites happily operate in Thailand renting these pool villas illegally. 

 

 

On 7/1/2022 at 12:19 PM, webfact said:

Banglamung Police shut down and took legal action against the keeper of an unlicensed pool villa in Pattaya

 

On 7/1/2022 at 1:38 PM, Reposed said:

 

But it is entirely legal for those same Thais to make 500 decibels of noise anytime, anyplace with a dozen speakers on their porches each bigger than my truck.

 

Until all hours of the morning from throughout the night......don't forget.