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A 24-year-old man in East Pattaya is seeking justice after his family was unexpectedly evicted from their home due to a legal auction. Suthipong Nanta is urging local officials to intervene after authorities demanded his family vacate their house despite having paid over 1 million baht toward its purchase. This occurred following the property's sale at an auction orchestrated by the Department of Legal Execution.

 

Suthipong, from the Nong Pla Lai subdistrict of Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, shared a video showing the arrival of police and officials with documents requiring the eviction. His family began payments in 2015 on a 3-million-baht home, having paid around 1.5 million baht over five years. They halted payments in 2020 after discovering the developer had mortgaged the house without their knowledge.

 

The property was auctioned last year, resulting in a new buyer acquiring it and issuing an eviction notice for 2025. Suthipong opposes the eviction, arguing that their financial contributions should be recognized, and maintains that any eviction should involve a court order. He emphasized, “We’ve invested our life savings into this home. We are not squatters; we are victims.”

 

During the conflict, Suthipong was briefly detained by police, who erroneously assumed his involvement with the developer’s actions, but he was released upon clarification. While Suthipong and his siblings remain in the house, his parents have left, distressed by ongoing threats. He expressed a desire for dialogue with police, requesting a grace period to prepare for moving.

 

He appeals to both local and national agencies to assist his family, seeking a resolution that acknowledges their significant financial investment in the property.

 

Key Takeaways

• A family in East Pattaya faces eviction despite significant payments on their home.
• The property was legally auctioned without their knowledge due to the developer's actions.
• Suthipong seeks official intervention to recognize his family's investment and prevent hardship.

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-10-09

 

 

Very strange. The developer mortgaged their property without their knowledge? How does that work?

Sounds fishy.

17 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Very strange. The developer mortgaged their property without their knowledge? How does that work?

Sounds fishy.

Maybe the Channote was still in the builders name, 

4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Maybe the Channote was still in the builders name, 

Dunno. Sounds dodgy either way.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

They halted payments in 2020 after discovering the developer had mortgaged the house without their knowledge.

 

No court action, no escrow account, just stop paying.....and let it fester for 5 years?

 

That ended well.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

They halted payments in 2020 after discovering the developer had mortgaged the house without their knowledge.

So why did he take no action 5 years ago ? His first stop should have been the 'Poo Yai Baan'

should have not stopped paying. We purchased a reprocessed house via the bank, the ex owner was not happy we bought it, had the attitude it was our fault his house was reprocessed. Everyone's fault but his.

12 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Very strange. The developer mortgaged their property without their knowledge? How does that work?

Sounds fishy.

You hear of a lot of convoluted goings on with respect to house or land ownership here. A house close to me was involved in a legal dispute for many many years, there have been 3 or 4 people claiming ownership in the interim.... beware whether a seller really has legal and clear ownership....

A slight aside.. a pal woke up  one morning at the house he owned to find police, a lawyer, workmen, his ex girlfriend and a truck outside ready to take all contents. Not long after he was left with a shell, they even were away with the water pump.  Of course all the  aircons went. Best I could glean was she helped him furnish the place, his money, but she kept all receipts. She chased for the house too after, but he managed to thwart that. 

There has been a few dodgy dealings over property, here in Phuket, seems with the right connections, I do know of a bungalow here that got sold twice, the builder who I knew was as dodgy as hell, 

Famous case in Phuket where alledgely a wife stole a number of houses that her husband purchased as an investment. She was finally convicted and sent to jail, when he asked for the return of the houses was told to late they are sold and I think he never go them back. A reporter who wrote about the case for the BBC was sued for defamation as is the way

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/24/bbc-correspondent-jonathan-head-has-criminal-defamation-suit-dropped-in-thailand

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

You hear of a lot of convoluted goings on with respect to house or land ownership here. A house close to me was involved in a legal dispute for many many years, there have been 3 or 4 people claiming ownership in the interim.... beware whether a seller really has legal and clear ownership....

A slight aside.. a pal woke up  one morning at the house he owned to find police, a lawyer, workmen, his ex girlfriend and a truck outside ready to take all contents. Not long after he was left with a shell, they even were away with the water pump.  Of course all the  aircons went. Best I could glean was she helped him furnish the place, his money, but she kept all receipts. She chased for the house too after, but he managed to thwart that. 

A good lesson for us expats, keep the receipts.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the Department of Legal Execution.

All farang owners should beware; every house comes with a possible death sentence!