THE THAI owner of two adjoining commercial buildings in Pattaya which he only came to inspect after five years yesterday (June 7) was shocked at discovering that an Indian businessman had trespassed and illegally turned the ground floor into a dance club with the the rooms above rented out, Naewna newspaper said this morning.

 

Mr. Supanat Chinnawat, 30, filed a complaint at Pattaya City police station that his two four-storey adjoining commercial buildings on Pattaya Sai 3 road on the way to Bali Hai pier had been illegally occupied.

 

Mr. Supanat Chinnawat showing the title deeds. Photo: Naewna

 

The ground floor had been turned into an entertainment venue named “Rock Star – Indian Dance Club” with the glass door locked while rooms from the second to the fourth floors were given out for daily and monthly rent with some of them occupied by tenants while others were demolished and damaged.

 

by TNR Staff

 

Top photo: The illegally occupied adjoining commercial buildings with the ground floor turned into an Indian dance club. Photo: Naewna

Full story:  https://thainewsroom.com/2023/06/08/thai-owner-shocked-indian-businessman-illegally-occupied-adjoining-buildings-in-pattaya/

 

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There was a story once in the UK how a UK Indian family had bought a single house in a terrace row, and moved into the roof spaces of many of the row of houses. 

Perhaps inspections need to be done more frequently than every 5 years.

Edited June 8, 20233 yr by jacko45k

So if I understand correctly, the guy had 3 buildings, 1 of which was rented out to the Indian, and 2 buildings that supposedly haven't been rented out for the past 5 years?

 

Business must be great in Pattaya, if you're unable to find anyone interested in renting those buildings for 5 years, or something is missing from the story.

 

Reading the whole article on how tolerant the owner seems to be, I think it is the latter.

45 minutes ago, BenStark said:

So if I understand correctly, the guy had 3 buildings, 1 of which was rented out to the Indian, and 2 buildings that supposedly haven't been rented out for the past 5 years?

 

Business must be great in Pattaya, if you're unable to find anyone interested in renting those buildings for 5 years, or something is missing from the story.

 

Reading the whole article on how tolerant the owner seems to be, I think it is the latter.

Probably there's a lot more to the story than what was told here, to have a property in Pattaya's central location and not visit it every now and than to see what is going on is hard to accept.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

he only came to inspect after five years

No view of your properties for five years?  Doesn't seem like a very diligent landlord.

 

But shirley he must have questioned the five years of utility bills that he or his property management office received.   Not curious as to why his empty buildings were racking up the same utility bills as occupied buildings?

 

The Indian fellow should send a bill to the landlord for renovating and maintaining the empty properties.

49 minutes ago, BenStark said:

So if I understand correctly, the guy had 3 buildings, 1 of which was rented out to the Indian, and 2 buildings that supposedly haven't been rented out for the past 5 years?

 

Business must be great in Pattaya, if you're unable to find anyone interested in renting those buildings for 5 years, or something is missing from the story.

 

Reading the whole article on how tolerant the owner seems to be, I think it is the latter.

No, sounds like 2 adjoining buildings, which were both occupied by the Indian, nothing officially rented.

I would assume this was a hand shake contract between the owner and the Indian, money paid in cash.

Now there is a problem, like maybe the tenant doesn't pay rent, or the owner wants to sell and wants the tenant out, or any other reason, and now the owner claims that the Indian illegally occupied it.

5 minutes ago, ezzra said:

to have a property in Pattaya's central location and not visit it every now and than to see what is going on is hard to accept.

Why. Inherited property that he never really cared about or needed?

 

Not all Thais are slaving away for 500 baht a day you know. 

19 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

Why. Inherited property that he never really cared about or needed?

 

Not all Thais are slaving away for 500 baht a day you know. 

You're right about that I know one poo ying drives around all week collecting rents from all the property the family owns, 

Lots of wealthy Thais use property like a savings account in a bank.  They buy lots or buildings and then either rent them out for income or leave them empty while they appreciate in value.  Eventually they will build a new building or renovate the existing building and sell at a considerable profit.

 

Not looking at a property that may be in a distant town is not that unusual.

 

Edit:  I just noticed the owners name: Chinnawat.  I believe an alternate spelling is Shinawatra.   He probably has so much money that the value of a couple of old shophouses is not significant at all.

Edited June 8, 20233 yr by Callmeishmael

An off-topic post attempting to derail the OP has been reported and removed.

The really bad news was it wasn't termites ????

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

The really bad news was it wasn't termites ????

Yet

ha, classic cinema plot: rich kid inherits buildings that  he doesn't care enough to visit for years, and finds a successful Indian nightclub operating there, "employee" is actually the owner and flies back with the cash, leaving the cops and owner out cold. writes like a National Lampoon flick or Peter Sellers as the affable, bumbling Indian

It does amaze me how many empty properties there are in Thailand (and i am not counting old derelict farm houses). Just 2 cases - 

1. I drive past a  small block of condos every day on the school run, in 6 years i have never seen a sign of any occupant - guess just for money laundering.

2. A whole row of about 10 shophouses was built on the ring road here in Udon about 8 years ago, rent was quite high i heard (about 14,000 baht a month, back then). They stayed empty for about 2 years, last time i drove past i had a good look and only about 3 appear to be occupied.

 

Just doesn't seem to make financial sense.

 

 

Charge him the back rent mate, freeloaders are not needed.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

an Indian businessman had trespassed and illegally turned the ground floor into a dance club

For a minute then I thought it was another Indian loses gold necklace to ladyboy story 

Edited June 8, 20233 yr by SAFETY FIRST

ha so funny