rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) I have a rental house in Thailand and want to get the tenant out but I am not in Thailand at the moment. Can anyone recommend the best way to do this? I dont want them to take anything that isnt theirs. Edited February 12, 2011 by rideswings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits 17 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Guess a lot of members absolutely love the smell of dirty laundry and get a kick out of playing the therapist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 I had made a statement about not wanting to air my dirty laundry but I changed my mind, so thats what BKKcitylimits is talking about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits 17 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ask a friend to play the 'new tenant' to get rid of him/her ? A contract usually does not have much value here if the other party can't afford a lawyer. Pay the tenant 10.000 to move on. Increase the rent with 400%. I'm sure some creative suggestions will show up soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stander 1646 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Prior to editing your post you stated that you had issues with you girlfriend and you wanted her out of your house. That is a very different situation to removing a tenant, so really you need to make your mind up what the issue is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 The issue is that I have a tenant in my house and want her out. She has not paid rent for 3 months. Prior to editing your post you stated that you had issues with you girlfriend and you wanted her out of your house. That is a very different situation to removing a tenant, so really you need to make your mind up what the issue is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother 8263 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 The issue is that I have a tenant in my house and want her out. She has not paid rent for 3 months. Prior to editing your post you stated that you had issues with you girlfriend and you wanted her out of your house. That is a very different situation to removing a tenant, so really you need to make your mind up what the issue is. And you don't want "the tenant" to take any of the stuff that you left there when you were living there with "the tenant". Was she paying rent when you were living there with her? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yes she was paying rent. The issue is that I have a tenant in my house and want her out. She has not paid rent for 3 months. Prior to editing your post you stated that you had issues with you girlfriend and you wanted her out of your house. That is a very different situation to removing a tenant, so really you need to make your mind up what the issue is. And you don't want "the tenant" to take any of the stuff that you left there when you were living there with "the tenant". Was she paying rent when you were living there with her? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstribling 24 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sorry, there nothing you can do. Consider she will live there as long as your gone, and will take everything possible when she leaves. Sorry.I'm sure thats not what you wanted to hear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a99az 409 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Or fly back one week end unannounced all smiles take her shopping dinner then leave her behind to arrive back home to your house with newly installed locks and a notice on the gate expressly forbidding entrance to her or her friends/family. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaughingMan 86 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sorry, there nothing you can do. Consider she will live there as long as your gone, and will take everything possible when she leaves. Sorry.I'm sure thats not what you wanted to hear. This is the correct answer. Your only choice is to fly here and do it all yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) Kinda harsh but I think this would be the best route. I think this is the traditional Thai way, avoid all public confrontations. Or fly back one week end unannounced all smiles take her shopping dinner then leave her behind to arrive back home to your house with newly installed locks and a notice on the gate expressly forbidding entrance to her or her friends/family. Edited February 12, 2011 by rideswings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotime 33 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Kinda harsh but I think this would be the best route. I think this is the traditional Thai way, avoid all public confrontations. Or fly back one week end unannounced all smiles take her shopping dinner then leave her behind to arrive back home to your house with newly installed locks and a notice on the gate expressly forbidding entrance to her or her friends/family. That will not be the end of it. I would think you'd be creating more problems for yourself. Sometimes, you have to take your medicine. Try to reach an agreement with her to leave. It'll probably involve money, but should put an end to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout 2834 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Just to clarify the situation from both sides, have her get on TV and give her side of the story on this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaRanter 336 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Better go DIY. I am currently living rent free, if I were to leave and take whats mine, the house will look like what you find in Mogadishu downtown, totally bombed out, and the bank will have to refund me like a couple of 2 followed by 6 zeros THB sans interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yeah in the real world youre probably right. Thats prob how it will end up. Sometimes, you have to take your medicine. Try to reach an agreement with her to leave. It'll probably involve money, but should put an end to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes 449 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 You should have resolved the problem BEFORE you left Thailand. Most of us who have lived a full life have made some bad judgement calls that cost us a lot of money at some point in the game. I know my reply is not much help, but I think only your presence can solve it. It can't be done from afar. Both my ex wives left with half of everything only I had contributed to. But, they actually did me a favour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits 17 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Again, I would temporarily find a new (fake) tenant the convincing type who can politely inform her and show his 'contract' so it's his place now so she gotta leave rightaway. Let him come and stay with few friends for the first week. As compensation for the inconvenience pay her a taxi to bring her home. She will be angry at you but you're not here, so.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Thats an optimistic way to have looked at it. You should have resolved the problem BEFORE you left Thailand. Most of us who have lived a full life have made some bad judgement calls that cost us a lot of money at some point in the game. I know my reply is not much help, but I think only your presence can solve it. It can't be done from afar. Both my ex wives left with half of everything only I had contributed to. But, they actually did me a favour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandjoe 36 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 One idea...Rent the property out on line cheap by the day or week, the tenant will soon get fed up of numerous visitors and the chaos caused. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideswings 49 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Great idea! Maybe I can rent out one of the other bedrooms. I will make sure I find someone who drinks alot of beer and smokes cigars. Thats better than an eviction notice. One idea...Rent the property out on line cheap by the day or week, the tenant will soon get fed up of numerous visitors and the chaos caused. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn 3106 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Great idea! Maybe I can rent out one of the other bedrooms. I will make sure I find someone who drinks alot of beer and smokes cigars. Thats better than an eviction notice. Maybe thats why the poster wants the person out . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng 1267 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 When our tenants are behind on rent we simply lock down the house or building. Say you'll store their belongings for 'free' for XX days and then after that will discard them. A bit more difficult with land. That's when you have to Chuwit them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits 17 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Great idea! Maybe I can rent out one of the other bedrooms. I will make sure I find someone who drinks alot of beer and smokes cigars. Thats better than an eviction notice. Maybe thats why the poster wants the person out . Something that will help more then smoking, let the 'someone' play Pavarotti very often and quite loud, locals scare the shti out of them when hearing Pavarotti, really. Oefff.... she will be glad to leave ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave111223 229 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Go to the local prison and offer to let them use your house as a halfway house for sex offenders who are out on work release cleaning the sewers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noise 301 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Sorry, there nothing you can do. Consider she will live there as long as your gone, and will take everything possible when she leaves. Sorry.I'm sure thats not what you wanted to hear. This is the correct answer. Your only choice is to fly here and do it all yourself. There is another possibility if you have a usefruct giving you legal control over it and she does not have a lease. If both of these criteria are true, then you could hire a lawyer over the internet to legally file a complaint with the police that there is someone in your house that you do not want to be there. Doesn't really matter how they/he/she got in. They can force her to leave. And then your lawyer can change the locks for you. I have seen this done. Is that practical and/or affordable from where ever you are? Can't say; that is up to you, but it is definitely possible. But my point is you may have some legal rights and protection. And if the house is in a Moo Baan with security, you can instruct them to not let any of your belongings be moved out. They would (or should) know when any moving van goes to that address. S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott 20669 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Give the tenant formal, written notice to leave and then hire a shaman to put a curse on the house and anyone living there. A lot of people are deeply superstitious and they would have trouble staying in the place. Make sure the house is yours free and clear and not in someone else's name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy 9130 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 When our tenants are behind on rent we simply lock down the house or building. Say you'll store their belongings for 'free' for XX days and then after that will discard them. A bit more difficult with land. That's when you have to Chuwit them. Maybe the OP doesn't have any friends in the army engineering corps. I still think it was a bit extreme converting the building into parkland, and while the park is much appreciated, it did inconvenience me, and made me regret losing my phone SC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaughingMan 86 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Sorry, there nothing you can do. Consider she will live there as long as your gone, and will take everything possible when she leaves. Sorry.I'm sure thats not what you wanted to hear. This is the correct answer. Your only choice is to fly here and do it all yourself. There is another possibility if you have a usefruct giving you legal control over it and she does not have a lease. If both of these criteria are true, then you could hire a lawyer over the internet to legally file a complaint with the police that there is someone in your house that you do not want to be there. Doesn't really matter how they/he/she got in. They can force her to leave. And then your lawyer can change the locks for you. I have seen this done. Is that practical and/or affordable from where ever you are? Can't say; that is up to you, but it is definitely possible. But my point is you may have some legal rights and protection. And if the house is in a Moo Baan with security, you can instruct them to not let any of your belongings be moved out. They would (or should) know when any moving van goes to that address. S You saw this happen in Thailand?! Police actually policing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng 1267 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 When our tenants are behind on rent we simply lock down the house or building. Say you'll store their belongings for 'free' for XX days and then after that will discard them. A bit more difficult with land. That's when you have to Chuwit them. Maybe the OP doesn't have any friends in the army engineering corps. I still think it was a bit extreme converting the building into parkland, and while the park is much appreciated, it did inconvenience me, and made me regret losing my phone SC Yeah, I meant just moving them out by force (and by force meaning simply firmly showing them off the property, not injuring them), not necessarily using army friends or building a public park there afterwards. Just several friends should be enough. You only have to move a few people off your property and into the street and then padlock your property. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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