Landlord/Tenant Issues During Flood

[gonzobrains]

What is the law regarding paying rent for those people who are flooded out of their homes and have had to evacuate and cannot make use of their residences?

[harrry]

If you have a lease I guess you have to keep paying. You probably will have to restore the building to its original condition if the lease does not specifically put responsibility on the owner.

[negreanu]

discuss it with the landlord.

[Semper]

Don't know about the law but if it's flooded and you have to stay in another place, I wouldn't pay any rent untill the house is in same condition as when you signed the contract.

[thaimate]

Don't know about the law but if it's flooded and you have to stay in another place, I wouldn't pay any rent untill the house is in same condition as when you signed the contract.

In my lease any repair over 2000 baht is the responsabilaty of the owner.

[farang000999]

they have ur deposit so it is really up to them,

[vtjforyou]

Don't know about the law but if it's flooded and you have to stay in another place, I wouldn't pay any rent untill the house is in same condition as when you signed the contract.

Yes, live your dream :-)

[jackr]

If you have a lease I guess you have to keep paying. You probably will have to restore the building to its original condition if the lease does not specifically put responsibility on the owner.

May have to keep paying, but highly unlikely he'd be held responsible for any flood damage. The responsibility is wholly on the owner because it's their place.

[elektrified]

If you have a lease I guess you have to keep paying. You probably will have to restore the building to its original condition if the lease does not specifically put responsibility on the owner.

May have to keep paying, but highly unlikely he'd be held responsible for any flood damage. The responsibility is wholly on the owner because it's their place.

That's not exactly true. The law is that the tenant is responsible for damage to the rental property. Many property owners have their properties insured for these things, but many do not, unlike in the West where every property owner is insured. If you rent property here and the owner does not have it insured then you are responsible to take out an insurance policy. Sometimes this is stated in the rental contract and sometimes not. For that matter, if an airplane crashed into your rental home and destroyed it and the owner or the tenant was uninsured, the tenant would be held liable for the cost of rebuilding the home.

[Heng]

Some of our tenants have complained of their revenue streams grinding to a halt. We cut them a bit of slack but not infinite slack. You're more than welcome to move out and not pay rent, including perhaps a month of back rent, but you lose your deposit is our general overall policy. There are far too many people in more dire circumstances that want/need to rent our properties because they are under water.

[Semper]

For that matter, if an airplane crashed into your rental home and destroyed it and the owner or the tenant was uninsured, the tenant would be held liable for the cost of rebuilding the home.

Are you serious? I find this very hard to believe.