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A Facebook user has alerted fellow landlords by sharing images of a rental property left in disarray by a former tenant in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The tenant, a 42-year-old ladyboy, rented the house for about a year before leaving behind a shocking mess of rotting garbage and dog waste, causing an overwhelming stench. The landlord, along with her sibling, was astounded to find the home in such condition, questioning how it deteriorated so severely under a single occupant.

 

Previously, the property had been successfully rented to others without any significant problems. The tenant, perceived as respectable and responsible, was chosen as the renter. However, there were occasional late payments during the tenancy. On October 16, neighbors informed the property owner that the tenant departed with her dog and belongings without paying the outstanding rent, prompting an inspection that revealed heaps of garbage and damaged furniture.

 

The appalling state included spoiled food in the fridge, including maggot-infested milk bottles, and rooms damaged by the dog. The waste appeared never to have been disposed of, leading to the severe condition discovered. The landlord's sibling shared the images on social media highlighting the importance of regular property checks to prevent similar issues. Additionally, there are plans to file a police report to avoid future complications related to the tenant.

 

A similar incident occurred on September 1 in Phuket, where a landlord named Nan found her rental room trashed by a tenant who also left without settling rent. Nan reported financial difficulties might have been a factor that led her tenant to abandon the property riddled with rubbish and damaged furniture despite available disposal services.

 

The current situation in Nakhon Ratchasima requires substantial cleaning and disinfection to mitigate the odour and inconvenience to neighbors. The restoration is anticipated to take several days and involve significant expenses to return the home to its prior state.

 

Key Takeaways

• A landlord shared shocking images of her rental home left in disarray by a tenant.
• Previous tenants did not cause issues; property checks are advised.
• Cleaning and repairs will cost significantly to restore the home.

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-10-20

 

 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Previously, the property had been successfully rented to others without any significant problems. The tenant, perceived as respectable and responsible, was chosen as the renter. However, there were occasional late payments during the tenancy. On October 16, neighbors informed the property owner that the tenant departed with her dog and belongings without paying the outstanding rent, prompting an inspection that revealed heaps of garbage and damaged furniture.

I always say a periodic inspection of around once per month would prevent a lot of this happening.

Talk about mental issues. Holy shhhhhh.

WTF!  Yuk!!

Maybe the Hoover bag is full?

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I always say a periodic inspection of around once per month would prevent a lot of this happening.

It is good to have in the lease the right to inspect the property.  I want to clean the air con, check for leaks to inspect the whole property.  

 

Always good idea with new tenant until history is established.

 

I know landlords that are to trusting and have spent money replacing, blinds, carpet, tile, flooring, doors and then sold when this happened many times.

To quote Bernard Trink:  "Any comment would be superfluous."

I own a rental property in Australia. Every rental property charges a bond which is 4 weeks of the rental payable plus months rental paid in advance thereafter. Having no idea what the renters/landlords  legal responsibility is in Thailand. Do tenants also have to  pay a rental bond by law?

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I always say a periodic inspection of around once per month would prevent a lot of this happening.

A good Landlord would go round there periodically, ostensibly, to ask if everything OK, thereby observing the obvious!

Hopefully the deposit will cover the expenses and missing rent. Lucky that most places have tile floors and not carpets like in the West.

15 hours ago, cynic1 said:

I own a rental property in Australia. Every rental property charges a bond which is 4 weeks of the rental payable plus months rental paid in advance thereafter. Having no idea what the renters/landlords  legal responsibility is in Thailand. Do tenants also have to  pay a rental bond by law?

Depends on the Lease Agreement, but from any reputable Real Estate Agent expect 2 months deposit and 1 months rent in advance, this assumes the Landlord isn't a Business, which in Thai Law is when the Landlord / individual has more than 5 rental units.

 

Anyhow No can blame the awful phalang here as it is a local who left the mess...

5 hours ago, RayWright said:

Depends on the Lease Agreement, but from any reputable Real Estate Agent expect 2 months deposit and 1 months rent in advance, this assumes the Landlord isn't a Business, which in Thai Law is when the Landlord / individual has more than 5 rental units.

 

Thanks

On 10/21/2025 at 8:27 AM, blaze master said:

Talk about mental issues. Holy shhhhhh.

 

This wasn't the worst of it. The fella thought he was a girl. 

On 10/20/2025 at 11:52 AM, snoop1130 said:

a 42-year-old ladyboy,

 

says it all.