Thai Law on electricity charges in rented properties....

[SunsetT]

A few years ago it was reported on here that Thai law was passed stating that landlords renting more than 5 units/properties could not charge more than the standard domestic rate that everyone else paid in their homes. It also limited the deposit charged to one month's rent. I should have saved the link to the English translation of these laws posted at that time. Is anyone able please to provide a link to this legislation; English and/or Thai. Thanks.

[blackcab]

That's not what the law said about electricity. In essence, the law said that the landlord could not charge more than what they were charged, plus a small percentage to cover items like meters and wiring.

 

This is important because landlords of large properties with multiple units often pay a commercial rate for electricity, which is more expensive than the domestic rate. At the minute, such large users are paying a little under 5 baht per unit, which means a charge of 5 - 5.5 baht per unit is absolutely realistic.

[SunsetT]

1 hour ago, blackcab said:

That's not what the law said about electricity. In essence, the law said that the landlord could not charge more than what they were charged, plus a small percentage to cover items like meters and wiring.

 

This is important because landlords of large properties with multiple units often pay a commercial rate for electricity, which is more expensive than the domestic rate. At the minute, such large users are paying a little under 5 baht per unit, which means a charge of 5 - 5.5 baht per unit is absolutely realistic.

Thanks, yes that makes sense and sounds fair but that's not what was reported on here with English translation of the Thai wording. Can you provide links to the law?

[blackcab]

 

 

1 hour ago, SunsetT said:

Can you provide links to the law?

 

It depends what you mean by the law. These changes were not brought about by primary legislation. The Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522 (1979) gives the Contract Committee of the Consumer Protection Board the power to regulate businesses and contracts.

 

On 12 February 2017 the Contract Committee used these powers to issue a “Notification of the Contract Committee Re: The Stipulation of Residential Property Leasing as a Contract-Controlled Business B.E. 2561 (2018)” and published this stipulation in the Government Gazette on 16 February 2018. This notification made the lease of residential property a contract-controlled business from 1 May 2018.

 

A second Notification was then issued on 29 January 2020, "Re: The Stipulation of Residential Property Leasing as a Contract-Controlled Business B.E. 2562 (2019)", which was published in the Government Gazette on 31 October 2019 and took effect from 30 January 2020.

 

If you want to find a copy of the Notification then go to https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th

 

[SunsetT]

10 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

 

 

It depends what you mean by the law. These changes were not brought about by primary legislation. The Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522 (1979) gives the Contract Committee of the Consumer Protection Board the power to regulate businesses and contracts.

 

On 12 February 2017 the Contract Committee used these powers to issue a “Notification of the Contract Committee Re: The Stipulation of Residential Property Leasing as a Contract-Controlled Business B.E. 2561 (2018)” and published this stipulation in the Government Gazette on 16 February 2018. This notification made the lease of residential property a contract-controlled business from 1 May 2018.

 

A second Notification was then issued on 29 January 2020, "Re: The Stipulation of Residential Property Leasing as a Contract-Controlled Business B.E. 2562 (2019)", which was published in the Government Gazette on 31 October 2019 and took effect from 30 January 2020.

 

If you want to find a copy of the Notification then go to https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th

 

Thank you. You seem well informed. Can you pinpoint the relevant sections that I am referring to so they can be google translated? Or is there an English translation available? 

[blackcab]

4 minutes ago, SunsetT said:

Thank you. You seem well informed. Can you pinpoint the relevant sections that I am referring to so they can be google translated? Or is there an English translation available? 

 

No sorry, you are going to have to do your own searching.