Report Bangkok residents Left Homeless: Frustration Mounts Two Months Post-Quake

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Picture courtesy of Amarin TV

Two months have elapsed since the devastating earthquake on March 28, yet residents of a 900-unit condominium in the Chokchai Ruammit area find themselves in turmoil.

 

Their fury is directed at the building's management as they remain barred from returning to their homes. The tangled situation has forced them to turn to the law.

 

Social media is abuzz, with the popular page “If You Want to be Famous, We will Make it Happen for You” Part 6 shedding light on their plight.

 

Today, condo residents have rallied to lodge a formal complaint with Thailand's Sutthisan police station. The plan is to initiate legal action against the building's management, whom they accuse of negligence.

 

The ripple effects of the earthquake persist, with critical infrastructure like the building's elevators still in disrepair, making them unusable.

 

Despite visible cracks in the parking lot walls, repairs are nowhere in sight. To compound the situation, management allegedly utilises security personnel to exert control over condo owners.

 

In a poignant development, one resident, referred to as Mr. S, has lodged a complaint highlighting a severe lack of basic amenities, specifically electricity and water, in his unit since the tremor hit.

 

The condo's management has reportedly been unresponsive, continuously postponing necessary repairs. This has led Mr. S and his family to seek legal avenues.

 

Amid their growing frustration, residents urge swift intervention and solutions. The pressing need for regular utility services and habitable conditions remains their biggest challenge. The legal process initiated today marks a significant move in their quest for aiding in restoring their lives disrupted by nature's fury.

 

The situation highlights ongoing struggles faced by quake-affected residents seeking a return to normalcy. As they await justice and repairs, their calls for accountability and transparent management remain stark.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Thai Newsroom 2025-05-27

 

 

[smedly]

lesson - don't allow Chinese contractors to have anything to do with construction in Thailand

 

 

as for building control - well no surprises there

[Nickcage49]

Wow, that's messed up.

 

I wonder how many people lost their homes in the quake?

 

The building that collapsed was all over the news. This stuff was hardly reported.

[madone]

8 hours ago, smedly said:

lesson - don't allow Chinese contractors to have anything to do with construction in Thailand

 

 

as for building control - well no surprises there

WTF does the article have to do with Chinese contractors?

 

[BritManToo]

9 hours ago, smedly said:

lesson - don't allow Chinese contractors to have anything to do with construction in Thailand

 

 

as for building control - well no surprises there

lesson

Condos aren't reliable homes!

There's a lot to be said for a house on a plot of land with a fence around it.

[SAFETY FIRST]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok residents Left Homeless

I've got a couple of unoccupied condos here in Pattaya for any young pretty women, free of charge. 😎

 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, smedly said:

lesson - don't allow Chinese contractors to have anything to do with construction in Thailand

Are they still pressing ahead with the high speed railway project ?

[impulse]

33 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

lesson

Condos aren't reliable homes!

There's a lot to be said for a house on a plot of land with a fence around it.

 

Sure.  If you don't have to commute to work downtown.  Try finding such a plot less than a 2 hour commute from, for example, Asoke.  For less than 25 million baht...

 

[pchansmorn]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

lesson

Condos aren't reliable homes!

There's a lot to be said for a house on a plot of land with a fence around it.

 

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

lesson

Condos aren't reliable homes!

There's a lot to be said for a house on a plot of land with a fence around it.

Wait for the flood to come to your well made home.

[BritManToo]

8 minutes ago, pchansmorn said:

Wait for the flood to come to your well made home.

I don't live in a flood area, but if I did a condo wouldn't save me.

Water, lifts and utils all off when the ground floor floods.

[impulse]

Given that the damages and repairs discussed in the OP are in the community parts of the building, I wonder whether the Association has money to do the repairs.  And/or insurance. 

 

Condo management can't get blood out of a turnip.  That takes money.

 

[geisha]

Lesson is, never buy a condo in areas prone to earthquakes, and floods. 

[watchcat]

On 5/27/2025 at 7:09 AM, Nickcage49 said:

This stuff was hardly reported.

 

The government have more important things on their mind, like a F1 race in Bangkok,