Is this legal? No farangs welcome...

[GypsyT]

I'm looking to rent a nice condo. I found one but;

 

"Bangpu Condo ( not accepting foreigners )"

4.5 stars out of Bangpoo, Samut Prakan, Thailand - See map

 

***** We do not accept foreign customers. ******

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU law relating to professional hosts may not apply here.

 

[mstevens]

Yes, it’s legal. 

[johng]

Even if it is legal or not  why would you want to stay at a place that clearly doesn't want you ?  find somewhere else, loads of others offering accommodation.

[josephbloggs]

38 minutes ago, johng said:

Even if it is legal or not  why would you want to stay at a place that clearly doesn't want you ? 

 

He can't anyway. 🤣

I don't think it's because they hate foreigners. Probably either:

a) they don't speak English
b) they don't want the hassle of doing all the necessary immigration stuff
c) they have no recourse if a foreigner trashes the place and leaves the country or leaves without paying his bills.

[GypsyT]

44 minutes ago, johng said:

Even if it is legal or not  why would you want to stay at a place that clearly doesn't want you ?

I hear you but I like/love to be in Thailand...

 

[Celsius]

2 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

I hear you but I like/love to be in Thailand...

 

 

I am sure he was talking about the condo.

[oxo1947]

4 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

a) they don't speak English
b) they don't want the hassle of doing all the necessary immigration stuff
c) they have no recourse if a foreigner trashes the place and leaves the country or leaves without paying his bills.

      D...... Thai men do not usually drag Bar girls back in the middle of the night....

     E...Thai men do not usually jump from the Balcony when their steady girl has got a better offer  

                   

[CallumWK]

4 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

      D...... Thai men do not usually drag Bar girls back in the middle of the night....

 

                   

 

I wonder how those Thai karaokes and brothels stay in business then, as you will know there are many more Thai run than there are catering to foreigners.

4 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

E...Thai men do not usually jump from the Balcony when their steady girl has got a better offer  

 

From the news section on this forum it is obvious they don't jump, they just shoot the girl and then commit suicide, making a complete mess of the condo interior

[jayboy]

4 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

      D...... Thai men do not usually drag Bar girls back in the middle of the night....

   

                   

 

That is probably the reason.In days gone by it was quite a common reason for landlords (who tended to be upper class types) being reluctant to rent apartments to single foreigners (and I mean respectably employed businessmen not sexpats).

 

 

 

[oxo1947]

 

That is probably the reason.In days gone by it was quite a common reason for landlords (

 

Yer of course Jayboy---I guess for some people sarcasm died a while ago........ (I'll just stick to the joke page)

[brewsterbudgen]

Surely legal.  UK law makes it very difficult to rent to foreigners who cannot prove their immigration status.  Landlords can be prosecuted for renting to illegals.  Maybe in Thailand it's just easier to rent to Thais.

[digbeth]

3 hours ago, CallumWK said:

I wonder how those Thai karaokes and brothels stay in business then, as you will know there are many more Thai run than there are catering to foreigners.

 

They certainly they don't drag the girls to their family homes/wives/parents, short time hotels or on premise rooms

[MalcolmB]

3 hours ago, CallumWK said:

I wonder how those Thai karaokes and brothels stay in business then, as you will know there are many more Thai run than there are catering to foreigners.

Thai men don’t take whores home. That is what short time rooms and short time curtain hotels are for. 
 

Back to the OP, things have been a lot harder in Bangkok for us since that fat Brit took a dump in the street and then washed himself in the spirit house pond completely stark naked.

Us Brits used to be known as from the “Land of the Gentleman” in Thailand, but he wrecked it for us all.

[Cameroni]

18 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Thai men don’t take whores home. That is what short time rooms and short time curtain hotels are for. 
 

Back to the OP, things have been a lot harder in Bangkok for us since that fat Brit took a dump in the street and then washed himself in the spirit house pond completely stark naked.

Us Brits used to be known as from the “Land of the Gentleman” in Thailand, but he wrecked it for us all.

 

Yes, now you're known as from the "Land of street defecators".

 

 

[GypsyT]

So Brits are abandoning gentleman habits?

In old days they always bought a car with sunroof.

Why? 'cause the Brit gent always put pants on only standing up.....

 

 

 

[Lorry]

7 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

      D...... Thai men do not usually drag Bar girls back in the middle of the night....

     E...Thai men do not usually jump from the Balcony when their steady girl has got a better offer  

                   

F.... foreigners are generally difficult customers.  They ask many stupid questions and have many weird ideas (opening post is a prime example).

They don't know how to use condo apps or payment QR codes. 

And if the bathroom has a leak that needs to be fixed, they are on a 3-months holiday to Greenland.

[couchpotato]

You will find a lot of apartments, Condos etc do not take foreigners because of the immigration paperwork/reporting on their behalf. They just don't want the hassle.

[GypsyT]

Okey, thanks. I never had that before in any place in Thailand.

Now I want to stay in heart of Bangkok and get to re-live my trip in 1974 or so....

PS. Do I dare to ask my female friend to book it for me in her name?

I don't want any trouble for her. I'll stay alone most of the time.

 

[digbeth]

are you looking through airbnb? 

if it's obviously foreigner, especially chinese the other residents are right to be hostile about their condos being rented out like hotels like that, a lot of inner-bankgok condos are overrun with airbnbs, 

thai renters might fly under the radar 

[CanadaSam]

5 minutes ago, digbeth said:

are you looking through airbnb? 

 

 

It seems to be an airbnb situation, and personally I would not rent anything long term anywhere without looking at it first.

 

OP, my suggestion is get a hotel for the first few days, walk around the area(s) you would like to be in, chances are you will find exactly what you are looking for, at a reasonable price.

[GypsyT]

Thanks! I did that and found others but not as good.

I like to be close to BTS station since I'm exploring Bangkok.

 

Generally I've started to stay "Thai only" places and savings can be high.

In Khon Khan I paid half (!) what farang rate was... the owner was Chinese family.

First cold and even rude but after staying a month they warmed up and were friendly.

 

[Upnotover]

4 hours ago, GypsyT said:

Okey, thanks. I never had that before in any place in Thailand.

Now I want to stay in heart of Bangkok and get to re-live my trip in 1974 or so....

PS. Do I dare to ask my female friend to book it for me in her name?

I don't want any trouble for her. I'll stay alone most of the time.

 

If you'll be doing anything at immigration you'll be needing a TM30 which your (her) landlord would have to supply you.

[Sigmund]

No only this is legal but it is widely what the Thais think of foreigners all over.

 

They don't want us here...just our money.

[kevozman1]

This isn't even that uncommon and it's for foreigners in general. The typical Chang'd up losers are posting their nonsense but I can tell you some private landlords don't want to get involved with foreigners due to the reporting requirement. An even smaller amount just don't want to rent to foreigners because they simply don't want to deal with them and there aren't anti-discrimination laws in Thailand so no it's not illegal. The White Liberals and whining non-White Westerners will not point that out though. Their hypocrisy allows them to be in places such as Thailand however.

[thesetat2013]

13 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

      D...... Thai men do not usually drag Bar girls back in the middle of the night....

     E...Thai men do not usually jump from the Balcony when their steady girl has got a better offer  

                   

No, instead they drag them off to be raped in the woods. Or kill them in the room.. 

[thesetat2013]

16 minutes ago, kevozman1 said:

This isn't even that uncommon and it's for foreigners in general. The typical Chang'd up losers are posting their nonsense but I can tell you some private landlords don't want to get involved with foreigners due to the reporting requirement. An even smaller amount just don't want to rent to foreigners because they simply don't want to deal with them and there aren't anti-discrimination laws in Thailand so no it's not illegal. The White Liberals and whining non-White Westerners will not point that out though. Their hypocrisy allows them to be in places such as Thailand however.

What is more hypocritical.. Seems you are with your Anti-foreigner critique. A housing owner can choose not to want foreigners simply because of the hassles of dealing with immigration. Most foreigners seeking a rental condo or apartment are decent people. I have seen many stories about Thais trashing apartments and leaving with the owners complaints they lost money just trying to clean the room to rent again. 

[Old Croc]

"Scottish tourist’s weed reaction causes public disturbance; British woman detained at Bangkok mall for alleged theft"

 

Perhaps they just don't want any riffraff.

[newbee2022]

15 hours ago, GypsyT said:

I'm looking to rent a nice condo. I found one but;

 

"Bangpu Condo ( not accepting foreigners )"

4.5 stars out of Bangpoo, Samut Prakan, Thailand - See map

 

***** We do not accept foreign customers. ******

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU law relating to professional hosts may not apply here.

 

And where is your problem? 😳😳😳

[kevozman1]

12 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

What is more hypocritical.. Seems you are with your Anti-foreigner critique. A housing owner can choose not to want foreigners simply because of the hassles of dealing with immigration. Most foreigners seeking a rental condo or apartment are decent people. I have seen many stories about Thais trashing apartments and leaving with the owners complaints they lost money just trying to clean the room to rent again. 

 

My life experience has totally gave me a very good insight into the typical behaviour of various groups, of which I am not shy about disclosing if anyone wishes to know more, but closer to the subject I am not down with Modern Liberalism. People should deal with who they want to deal with, like who they want to like, call a spade a spade. It's more than just Thailand specifically to me. 

[wombat]

@OP

never fear you will always be welcome in Pattaya.

Single males welcome.

The seaside gem in the crown for family holidays.

Always remember

The family that plays together stays together.