Phuket Landlord Shocked At Damage Caused By Foreign Tenant

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A YOUNG THAI man who had rented his house in Phuket to a Ukrainian man was shocked to discover today (Aug. 24) that the tenant had removed all the built-in furniture with the leaky roof almost collapsing and mould growing on the walls, Sanook.com said.

 

The landlord, Facebook user Mercedes P. BenzZaa, told Phuket Times news service that he has reported the damage to police who have summoned the Ukrainian tenant but it seems he is getting ready to catch a flight out of the country tomorrow (Aug. 25).

 

He added that he would like an entry ban imposed on this tenant as he still has a valid lease to continue living in the house and he was afraid if he did so more destruction would occur.

 

Aside from removing all the built-in cabinets, wardrobes and shelves with the roof too leaking, there are also drilling marks at various points with blue metal shelves placed in every room.

 

by TNR Staff 

Top Photos show the house when it was rented out and the state it is in now. Credit: Sanook.com

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/08/24/phuket-landlord-shocked-at-damage-caused-by-foreign-tenant/

 

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[GammaGlobulin]

I feels sad for the landlady.

 

Most landladies are super nice and helpful.

 

Just because I might have a ringer, makes no difference in my feeling of real empathy for this woman.

 

I would never abuse anyone's trust, as has this tenant.

 

What is the world coming to, anyway (not joking)?

 

 

[Card]

Welcomed then rejected. Same for some other Ukrainians in Europe too.

[georgegeorgia]

What point was there to do this???

Gone to a lot of trouble to remove the cupboards??  Why

[NorthernRyland]

What was he thinking.... Full compensation to the owner, 10 year ban from the country and forced conscription to fight the Russians.

[swm59nj]

Would it be that much of an issue if the tenant was Thai?

[pomchop]

Contrary to what a lot of people seem to think being an owner of rental properties is not always a big bowl of cherries.

 

Some of the stuff i have seen from past tenants in the usa were truly disgusting and good luck every having enough deposit to cover it as they also often just stall on paying rent for a while then disappear in the middle of the night....take them to court and get a judgement but good luck collecting.

 

And of course it is idiots like this that make it tough on the many normal decent tenants....it is not always easy to tell the good ones from the horrible ones when renting as most come across as being ok until they turn into a xxxx holes like this guy obviously was/is.

[Drop the dead donkey]

He is the creator of SHIkea.com

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[NemoH]

Case of uneducated poor quality tenant. The antithesis of the uneducated Landlords who confiscate deposit thinking it is their own to keep. ???????? either way it is a nightmare for the victimised party… but at least the landlord has the deposit in this case which may defray the damage cost. 

[ExpatOilWorker]

Strange the place is you neat, clean and tidy. Why did he paint the right door white?

[2baht]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

seems he is getting ready to catch a flight out of the country tomorrow (Aug. 25).

Is he taking the built in furniture with him? He would have significant excess baggage! ????

[orchis]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A YOUNG THAI man who had rented his house in Phuket to a Ukrainian man

 

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I feels sad for the landlady.

 

Most landladies are super nice and helpful.

 

The landlady is a landlord.

[rwill]

12 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Strange the place is you neat, clean and tidy. Why did he paint the right door white?

It is not the same door.  Bottom one is wood, top on is plastic.

 

Anyway, the termites did it.

[JoeyMac]

Might be more to the story. 

 

Why on earth would he do that to the property? Seems vengeful. 

[GammaGlobulin]

7 minutes ago, orchis said:

 

The landlady is a landlord.

Yes, but the tenant is a tramp. 

 

 

[Skipalongcassidy]

4 minutes ago, JoeyMac said:

Might be more to the story. 

 

Why on earth would he do that to the property? Seems vengeful. 

Exactly... as stated he was abandoning the lease early and was pissed because he would be forfeiting his deposit... he thought the deposit was for physical damage so he was going to make sure that there was some... doesn't have a clue about what "damages" means in a lease.

[hotchilli]

52 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

What point was there to do this???

Gone to a lot of trouble to remove the cupboards??  Why

Sold them for money?

[Iron Tongue]

Appears some of you didn't read the article where it says Landlord suspects the home was used as a marijuana grow house.  Most likely the cabinetry were ripped-out to increase grow space and dark surfaces painted white to better reflect the glow lights.  

Unfortunate.  With the roof destroyed by water, that home looks like it'll need a tear-down and rebuild.

The tenant probably made enough money from growing weed to escape to his next destination. 

[Skipalongcassidy]

Just like my recent Canadian and British tenants abandoning their 2 year lease early and they got mad at me because I wanted them to vacate at the end of the time that they paid for without giving them extra time for free... I gave them a reduced rent to begin with on their promise of a 2 year lease... learned my lesson... never again will I give a reduction nor will I rent to a Brit or Canadian.

[sammieuk1]

At least he left a stool and a chair but he has some very oversize overweight bags to take to swampy ???? 

[BE88]

All wood removed because house had termites and no thanks for doing the job for free.

[Bundooman]

It looks like a different set of rooms.

The floor tiles appear different.

The door leading to the outside is closed. Could it be that the view is different?

Why would the tenant remove the door? (Or anything else for that matter).

Why isn't there any signs of dirt, garbage or other indicators that this tenant was using it as a drug producing base?

The owner reported the damage to police "who have summoned the Ukrainian tenant but it seems he is getting ready to catch a flight out of the country tomorrow (Aug. 25). Why should that imply a reluctance to prevent him leaving?

The landlord also added :that he would like an entry ban imposed on this tenant".

Why would he do that, but not impose an exit ban.

Could this be a Russian propaganda story meant to discredit a Ukrainian?

By a landlord who goes by the name of 'Mercedes P. BenzZaa"?

[yankyoakum]

Looks like place was used as indoor pot farm..

[MrJ2U]

House looks like a dump in both the before and after photos.

 

Leaky roof, owners problem.

 

690,000 in damages, seems inflated. 

[Reigntax]

Leaking roof is hardly a tenants issue.

maybe the tenant treated the property the same as the owner

[flexomike]

1 hour ago, swm59nj said:

Would it be that much of an issue if the tenant was Thai?

YES

[Scouse123]

11 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

House looks like a dump in both the before and after photos.

 

Leaky roof, owners problem.

 

690,000 in damages, seems inflated. 

I'm with you on this, surely leaky roof is for the owner and just short of 700,000 baht buys a helluva lot of furniture.

 

You could have it handmade to measure for a lot less than that.

[roo860]

The landlord, Facebook user Mercedes P. BenzZaa.

 

Hopefully she won't have to sell her car to pay for the damage. 

[RichardColeman]

More likely the entire load of cupboards is in the condo next door.  Seeing the tenant had left someone simply went in and gutted it and put it in their own condo - after all, to gut a condo like that would not be easily not seen - somebody would see you moving that much out and asked questions. 

[Train]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

 

A YOUNG THAI man who had rented his house in Phuket to a Ukrainian man was shocked to discover today (Aug. 24) that the tenant had removed all the built-in furniture with the leaky roof almost collapsing and mould growing on the walls, Sanook.com said.

 

The landlord, Facebook user Mercedes P. BenzZaa, told Phuket Times news service that he has reported the damage to police who have summoned the Ukrainian tenant but it seems he is getting ready to catch a flight out of the country tomorrow (Aug. 25).

 

He added that he would like an entry ban imposed on this tenant as he still has a valid lease to continue living in the house and he was afraid if he did so more destruction would occur.

 

Aside from removing all the built-in cabinets, wardrobes and shelves with the roof too leaking, there are also drilling marks at various points with blue metal shelves placed in every room.

 

by TNR Staff 

Top Photos show the house when it was rented out and the state it is in now. Credit: Sanook.com

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/08/24/phuket-landlord-shocked-at-damage-caused-by-foreign-tenant/

 

-- THAI NEWSROOM 2023-08-25

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

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