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

[Luuk Chaai]

Looks like the cabin on the last flight I took from the USA  stopping in Hong Kong before transiting to Thailand ...

Total trash ...  

[factual monk]

Chinese threw the bait... extension 10 days @ 500 thb per day... where as the Chinese was paying 5000 for 30 days... 

So the greed crept in the Thai owner... and Chinese made away... dumping his garbage in situ...

 

[cardinalblue]

5 hours ago, Magictoad said:

Hold their passports. It's that SIMPLE

 

5 hours ago, Magictoad said:

Hold their passports. It's that SIMPLE

That is against the law…this isn’t Vietnam

[cardinalblue]

So the owner has 5k baht to clean up the mess…if no damage just collecting trash and cleaning the rental….that cost is way less than half the deposit so the owner actually made a few baht 

 

should have collected the extension monies in advance forcing the renters to clean the place if they wanted their deposit back (which is always at the iffy/mercy of the owner)

[steven100]

1st mistake  ....  it's not the neighbors responsibility to collect his rent and manage his property.

2nd mistake ....  the extension is fine if the 5,000 is deposited immediately,  and an inspection happens.

 

3rd mistake ...   renting to Chinese 

[Sydebolle]

The kettle and the pot and the story of being black ......... 

We had similar experiences with Thai tenants in the wife's properties and the result is, that she does not rent out anything anymore unless it is a caucasian Westerner with proper passport and visa. Never ever had a problem. 

[Jack Hammer]

7 hours ago, helloagain said:

My wife turns away chinese and Russians full stop.

Is your wife a sex worker?

[baansgr]

On 5/16/2025 at 3:16 AM, webfact said:

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

 

 

Shock, horror, landlord needs to spend 5 minutes cleaning the tenants house...these pesky foreigners

[baansgr]

14 hours ago, Funkymover said:

whats the point of stating they are" foreign "  tenants got to do with it ? I just had a thai tenant move out and they destroyed a brand new sofa and couch, and did other damages....  so tenants are good are bad no matter the nationality , pointing out they are foreign , just means you are racist . 

What's your view on South Africans

[kiwikeith]

17 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

A pretty run of the mill story for anyone who has rented out property. Some tenants are good, some bad. It’s why the landlord takes a security deposit. To cover damage and cleaning as a result of bad tenants 

True had my rental completely trashed by Kiwis in NZ 

[AhFarangJa]

17 hours ago, Magictoad said:

Why didn't the landlord keep their passports?

Simple really, because it is illegal. A passport is a Government document owned by the country of issue. All a landlord can do is request a copy.

 

[Dakhar]

13 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

So the owner has 5k baht to clean up the mess…if no damage just collecting trash and cleaning the rental….that cost is way less than half the deposit so the owner actually made a few baht 

 

should have collected the extension monies in advance forcing the renters to clean the place if they wanted their deposit back (which is always at the iffy/mercy of the owner)

 

Landlords have the notion the deposit is a "tip" they are entitled to without any effort. Personally, I couldn't leave a mess behind, it just isn't in my nature. I even make sure my hotel rooms are tidy before I leave. That being said, the landlord of the apartment was never going to return the deposit, probably one of the reasons they rented to foriengers to begin with, soft targets.

[GanDoonToonPet]

16 minutes ago, Dakhar said:

Landlords have the notion the deposit is a "tip" they are entitled to without any effort

 

Likely this is the reason they did it. When I worked in China there was always a 500 RMB (2500 THB) deduction from the deposit when leaving an apartment. Always cries of 'Why so dirty' or 'Have you ever cleaned?'

 

This was true if you'd never cleaned, cleaned it yourself, paid a maid 300 RMB or hired a team of professional cleaners for 1000 RMB on exit!