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Illegal Condo Rentals Spark Concerns in Thailand


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Posted
Just now, Robert_Smith said:

Whoever is renting their condo's out to Russian drat dodgers and their noisy familes, could you please stop it at once!

 

Thanks.

 

regards,

Bob.

Whats,a drat dodger !! 

Posted
2 hours ago, Karma80 said:

I am curious which buildings are heavily impacted by this in Bangkok.

I am curious what 5 star hotel here even rents rooms to Chinese tour groups. 

Posted
39 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

 

A brave woman, but much like the author of Wild Swans, and the artist Ai Wei Wei, she had better watch her back now.

 

Hopefully she is living outside of China - including HK and Taiwan.

 

The commies cannot stand criticism.

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Posted
21 minutes ago, Sandboxer said:

Excellent. Can you name (or PM) your condo please? 

I would be interested to know also. We have a similar problem, mainly with Russians but with individual condos now being purchased by Chinese.

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Posted
25 minutes ago, pomchop said:

Thank airbnb who basically started the short term rental biz and has turned thousands of once tranquil condos and neighborhoods into hotels ....and does not give a crap about anything except how much $$ they make.  So of course the chinese and many others think hey we can do that and don't need to give airbnb a cut...People who buy a condo where the rules clearly forbid short term rentals suddenly find they are living in a hotel with people coming and going all hours, elevators crowded with luggage, pool areas packed with too many people, etc...hotels paying license and taxes and short term rental bunch no license no taxes...hotel alliance in many cities have put lot of pressure to stop it...some places they have done it...but the authorities ultimately have to deal with it and not just say mai pen rie.
 

 

Some buildings in BKK have done a decent job of putting big signs in lobby advising min stay is 30 or more days and asking owners to report any unit they suspect is in violation and then HOA actually fines them and will cut off their water and electric if they ignore the fines.  That stops it in it's tracks...of course if chinese or owners are bribing the hoa to look the other way then good luck.

 

 

 

Most condos have these signs but of course the Chinese owners will just ignore it. The only way to stop it is action like Chivas mentioned.  I doubt if there are ANY Chinese tourists who stay 30 days or more.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Chivas said:

They have completely stopped the short termers staying at Condo residence I have in Jomtien

They introduced a facial scan on main entrances and individual condo blocks

To be registered for the scan you have to produce contract of 30 days and longer

 

Of course many didnt or couldnt comply and were promptly denied entry when it went "live"

 

The pool areas decreased in numbers in excess of 50%

@ Chivas> I really like that idea of the scanner. I researched the Jomtien condo I'm renting and management told me short term rentals are not allowed. The buildings only use a key card sytsem.In over a year I've only noticed a few obvious short termers.

I won't hesitate to report any I see if they cause issues. The real problem here is the Boris and Svetlana people who love to slam doors and fight with each other. Juridic asks for a video clip which I'm sure would get me involved more than I care to. Hopefully they don't stay more than a month.

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Posted
5 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

I used to stay at La Royale in Na Jomtien. Nice place, but they were being taken over by Chinese and talk of making it a short term place was in the works. When I return to Jomtien, I'll be looking for a place that DOESN'T allow short stay renters.

Maybe a smaller old building is best bet...as another poster said those big new massive buidlings with tons of very small units are perfect targets for the "i don't give a crap" owners who ignore the hoa rules and the law and find a property manager who will run a "mini hotel" within the project which the HOA must surely know about but is either incompetent or getting a cut to look the other way. 

 

It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out if rooms are being rented out short time and which units are involed and who owns them.  A warning letter then fines then turn off electric and water to owners who continue to violate or pay fines...problem solved  "assuming" the juristic is not on the take.

 

Let these asxwipes know that if you want to be in hotel biz then buy a hotel, get a license, pay the taxes etc.

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