Does anyone know whether a condo unit owned by a Thai person can be left in a will to a foreigner? If a Thai person leaves such a unit to a foreign national in a will, is that wish legally enforceable in Thailand? Does the foreigner need to have resided in that unit, been listed as an "occupant," legally listed that address while working in Thailand -- or anything else? Is the nature of the relationship between the Thai and foreigner an issue: married couple, common law couple, same-sex couple, etc? Any help or direction to other resources would be appreciated!

AFAIK, if the will was legal, a Thai can leave a condo to a foreigner. After that, it gets more complicated. In almost all cases, the foreigner will have one year to sell the condo. If he/she can't sell within this timeframe, the local land department will sell it for him/her (at a probably discounted rate) and keep 5% for their effort.

However, if the condo is located in a condominium registered under the condo act (in which foreigners can own 49% of space and the condo still falls within those 49%), and the foreign heir transfers money from abroad equal to the government appraised value of the condo, then this heir can own the condo freehold.

Thanks so much! So the condo can be kept only if the 49% rule applies to the building - and funds can be transferred from abroad. Would you know how much time you're given to transfer the funds in that event?