Disputing a condominium fine

[BananaStrong]

what a disaster!!!!!    I'd fight it every day, every single day.................why?  IF you pay it today, then guess what....20,000 fine tomorrow!!!

 

RIGHT BEFORE you are sure to sell the condo, pay the 6000 on the condition everything will go smoothly.  

 

This is reason Number 9082374803947324923743249 to never buy in Thailand.  Luckily, renting isn't so bad here.  

[cleopatra2]

1 hour ago, wprime said:

So I've got some clarification.

 

There is a rule pertaining to the internal use of the condos which I was accused by a resident of breaking, but I obviously wasn't as I don't live there. It's a rule that's impossible to prove because it doesn't affect other tenants and pertains to the use of one's own condo so there's no way they can prove it (unless you do it on the balcony or something). The new rule is being proposed in order to make the first rule enforceable by limiting what can be brought into the condo building. The reason they thought they could fine me was because I was accused of breaking the first rule.

 

Juristic asked me to declare at the AGM that I'm not breaking the first rule and told me that the account can be adjusted later.

In the OP the claim was no rule existed.

Now a rule does exist.

 

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, cleopatra2 said:

There is a rule pertaining to the internal use of the condos which I was accused by a resident of breaking

This implies that another resident can simply levy an accusation without proof and a fine will be issued...  

 

Is this what happened?

 

 

[donx]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Very vague, what exactly do they think you did?

Storing durian?

Filming porn?

[RichardColeman]

On 1/3/2023 at 10:54 PM, wprime said:

I don't want to go into too much details on fear of being identified

In a land of near 70.,000,000 people, get real.

[BananaStrong]

5 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

In a land of near 70.,000,000 people, get real.

50.5 percent females.  subtract.

only about 4 million foreigners in Thailand, the real base number.

then we have this:

 

 Institute for Population and Social Research at Mahidol University using data from 2010, suggested that there were approximately 440,000 expats living in Thailand, which included 141,000 Chinese, 85,000 Brits, 80,000 Japanese, 46,000 Indians, 40,000 Americans, 24,000 Germans and 23,000 French nationals.

 

of course the numbers are higher now, but 85,000 Brits and 40,000 Americans isn't a lot of people.

 

So, yes, I have already guessed who this guy is based on his writing style and searching the internet to match certain phrases, cross reference with condo sales, CTV cameras, etc........traffic fines.  OMG, so easy 

[falangUK]

On 1/4/2023 at 5:16 PM, bbi1 said:

Here is another extra reason why NOT to own property in Thailand. Renting is the way to go.

Also another good reason for not living in Thailand 

[Hummin]

34 minutes ago, falangUK said:

Also another good reason for not living in Thailand 

There is a few valid reasons some should not live in Thailand, for the rest of us the few negatives is minor to the many positives.

 

[BigStar]

57 minutes ago, falangUK said:

Also another good reason for not living in Thailand 

Impecunious, fussy old ladies will constantly be clutching their pearls and retiring to their fainting couches in Thailand. They should not bother even visiting, which might lead to more whinging posts here.

[falangUK]

54 minutes ago, BigStar said:

Impecunious, fussy old ladies will constantly be clutching their pearls and retiring to their fainting couches in Thailand. They should not bother even visiting, which might lead to more whinging posts here.

Guess you are new here then????????????

[BigStar]

13 minutes ago, falangUK said:

Guess you are new here then????????????

Been here for decades. Love Thailand & always enjoy shredding nonsense on the forum and giving helpful advice, such as the above.

[falangUK]

1 hour ago, BigStar said:

Been here for decades. Love Thailand & always enjoy shredding nonsense on the forum and giving helpful advice, such as the above.

Are you Thai?

[BigStar]

Just now, falangUK said:

Are you Thai?

No.

[FritsSikkink]

35 minutes ago, falangUK said:

Are you Thai?

Why do you bother, don't come to Thailand if you don't like it.

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Why do you bother, don't come to Thailand if you don't like it.

Ahh....  the good old... “if you don’t like it go home” comment......    

 

... a favourite of narrow minded people who can’t understand that its ok to have an opinion and discuss it on a forum designed for.... wait for it.... ‘Discussion’ !!!!!!!....   

 

 

[BigStar]

27 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Why do you bother, don't come to Thailand if you don't like it.

Good point. And leaving is in fact sometimes the only cure for the horrid, brain-eating Space Monkeys. Sooner is better than later. Find peace.

 

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by BigStar

[jak2002003]

4 hours ago, Hummin said:

There is a few valid reasons some should not live in Thailand, for the rest of us the few negatives is minor to the many positives.

 

I agree....but only so long as our luck holds out.  

 

[digbeth]

pet? gas stove? that should be on the condo bylaws already

 

probably airbnbs 

[Hummin]

6 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

I agree....but only so long as our luck holds out.  

 

My luck is to continue to treat my wife like the queen she is, and she continues to treath me as her King, without any drama or making us bankrupt!

 

Happiness useally comes down to one important human in our life, be it best friend or lover, or both!

 

Without her I wouldn't been in Thailand anymore. More likely lived in a bag until I found my best friend. Most likely I would lived in Brazil by now since that was going to be my next destination, but happy in Thailand now for 6 years steady living, and total 20 years experience. 

 

The difference between Thailand and most other low cost destinations  is safety and personal freedom. 

[FritsSikkink]

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Ahh....  the good old... “if you don’t like it go home” comment......    

 

... a favourite of narrow minded people who can’t understand that its ok to have an opinion and discuss it on a forum designed for.... wait for it.... ‘Discussion’ !!!!!!!....   

 

 

He doesn't live here but is a tourist. Tourist shouldn't holiday in places they don't like. Keep your "narrow minded" insults to yourself. 

[wprime]

So I raised the issue at the AGM. One of the committee members got very angry and called me a few Thai insults (he's a farang) and said he would kick me out of the building if he could. I've never met him before so I have no idea what he was so angry about.

 

The owners however ruled unanimously to remove the fine so I got a happy ending.

[soi3eddie]

30 minutes ago, wprime said:

So I raised the issue at the AGM. One of the committee members got very angry and called me a few Thai insults (he's a farang) and said he would kick me out of the building if he could. I've never met him before so I have no idea what he was so angry about.

 

The owners however ruled unanimously to remove the fine so I got a happy ending.

Sounds very toxic. Glad to hear that the fine was removed. If I was you, the fine would be least of my worries. No need for drama or animosity where we live.

 

 

[Crossy]

Good result. Personally, I would probably also have raised a motion to have a certain committee member replaced.

 

Can you now reveal what all the fuss was about?

[scubascuba3]

8 hours ago, wprime said:

One of the committee members got very angry and called me a few Thai insults (he's a farang) and said he would kick me out of the building if he could.

Someone who shouldn't be on the committee, vote him out next time