Crime Chinese Tenants Flee Without Paying Rent, Trash Property in Prachinburi

[webfact]

Photo via Facebook/ Suratin Yingyong

 

In Prachin Buri, a landlord is left in disbelief as a group of Chinese tenants skipped town without paying rent and left his property in a shocking state.

 

Surathin, the homeowner, took to Facebook on May 13 with photos documenting the mess, claiming, "These Chinese people are terrible. They rented my house for five months and skipped the rent payment."

 

Surathin's house was turned into a rubbish dump, with the floors littered with plastic bags, snack wrappers, plastic bottles, and empty beer bottles, among other waste.

 

Personal items like luggage, trainers, clothes, and flip-flops were also abandoned. Though the furniture and electrical appliances were left intact, the state of disarray demands a thorough clean-up before the house can return to livable conditions.

 

The saga began when the tenants agreed to a five-month lease starting last December, with a monthly rent of THB 5,000. They paid an initial deposit of THB 10,000. Surathin, who lived abroad, managed the rental through his neighbour, especially handling payments and check-ins.

 

When the contract was about to end, the tenants requested a 10-day extension, which Surathin allowed at THB 500 per day, expecting full payment of THB 5,000 by May 9.

 

Instead, the payment never arrived. After failing to hear from the tenants, Surathin asked his neighbour to check on the house, only to discover the tenants had vanished, leaving behind a mess.

 

The neighbour reported that while the tenants had been amiable and caused few issues, aside from occasional noisy parties, they had disappeared entirely before the final inspection.

 

This incident echoes another in Phuket, where a Thai property owner faced similar woes with foreign tenants. A dispute over a deposit led to a damaged condominium and an unresolved financial conflict.

 

Such incidents shed light on the potential challenges of letting property to foreign tenants, emphasising the need for thorough background checks and secure rental agreements to mitigate risks.

 

Photo via Facebook/ Suratin Yingyong

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Thaiger 2025-05-16

 

 

[topt]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Though the furniture and electrical appliances were left intact, the state of disarray demands a thorough clean-up before the house can return to livable conditions.

So he still presumably has the 10k deposit which if only a cleanup is needed will easily cover that and the missing 5k agreed for the extra 10 days rent.........

Unless I am missing something seems like he got off lucky compared to some others.

[henryford1958]

The Chinese probably thought it was normal to live like pigs