Water Protest At Central Pattaya Condominium Complex

[Rimmer]

Water Protest at Central Pattaya Condominium Complex

PATTAYA:--A protest took place on Saturday involving Thai and foreign residents of the Spanish Place Condominium on the Sukhukmvit Road in Central Pattaya, where residents claim they have been without a public water supply for the last 10 years.

The protest took place at the front of the complex with those taking part holding placards in Thai and English requesting the water company to install a supply of clean water.

The original owners of the Spanish Place Condominium declared bankruptcy some time ago but the residents decided to pull together and raised 300,000 Baht to pay for the installation of a public water supply which was not part of the original construction of the complex.
Full story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/78332/water-protest-central-pattaya-condominium-complex/

-- Pattaya One 2013-03-10

[chooka]

Living in a place for 10 years without running water, the must be desparate for accomadation

Edited March 10, 2013 by chooka

[pattayadingo]

Definitely something to consider when thinking of buying a condo in a complex such as this. The road was declared as private so they could not dig it up to supply water. Now declared a public road by the Thai court and they still refuse to supply water.

What on earth were the company thinking of building so many condo units with no access to a public water supply. Done on the cheap?

Surely that must be a lot of water bowsers trucking in and out?

[BlackPuddingBertha]

Living in a place for 10 years without running water, the must be desparate for accomadation

Desperate for a shower more likely.

The one at the back with the devil-eared hat and shades looks like he could really do with one.

[Yahooka]

Living in a place for 10 years without running water, the must be desparate for accomadation

I find it unlikely that they haven`t had running water for 10 years !!!!

[Potosi]

Lots of people don't have tap water in Pattaya, it's growing too fast except for the infrastructure. The pressure in the system is low, pipes frequently burst, and all the new large developments install pumps to suck the last drops out of the network. You can get supplied by tank trucks, but that's expensive. That a condominium complex with hundreds of rooms had no tap water installed in the first place must be rare, though.

[OMGImInPattaya]

Again another reason to give condo ownership in Pattaya a pass...developers who don't plan to hook up their buildings to the municipal water supply. I guess the development looked good on paper.

[BlackPuddingBertha]

Again another reason to give condo ownership in Pattaya a pass...

Actually no. Every month I read complaints in here from people living near my Jomtien condo who have no water, or just a trickle, yet in my building the water never runs out and flows like manna from heaven (or should that be beer from a barrel?) 24/7.

It is however a reason not to buy a condo in a very cheap or badly-managed building. There are other reasons not to do this also.

[chooka]

Again another reason to give condo ownership in Pattaya a pass...developers who don't plan to hook up their buildings to the municipal water supply. I guess the development looked good on paper.

Most if not every farang expects when they buy any property be it a condo or house that the water would be connected. It is sort of like expecting the building to have walls and a roof.

[OMGImInPattaya]

Again another reason to give condo ownership in Pattaya a pass...developers who don't plan to hook up their buildings to the municipal water supply. I guess the development looked good on paper.

Most if not every farang expects when they buy any property be it a condo or house that the water would be connected. It is sort of like expecting the building to have walls and a roof.

And it's this muddy headed thinking that ends up getting many farangs in a dry bathtub because of such faulty assumptions. It's thinking "Western" again when one is NOT in the West. There are many housing villages and condos in Pattaya that ARE NOT connected to the municipal water pipeline grid. In this case, they are usually supplied from an onsite well, however, as is probably the case here, the well went dry or became inoperable due to lack of maintenance by the bankrupt condo developer. By being the sole water supplier to a condo or village, the developer can also charge whatever the market will bear for the essential commodity...maybe 2-5x the city supplied water rate and forbid connections to the public water supply.

So never assume anything when buying real property in Thailand...that it has public water supply, electricity, waste water system, garbage pickup, or even a legal easement for the road connecting the property to the nearest public road! Verify everything by a qualified lawyer or yourself at the relevant government offices.

[BlackPuddingBertha]

..... There are many housing villages and condos in Pattaya that ARE NOT connected to the municipal water pipeline grid......

Many such condo buildings? I dont think so.

Many such villages? Sure.

[Potosi]

Again another reason to give condo ownership in Pattaya a pass...developers who don't plan to hook up their buildings to the municipal water supply. I guess the development looked good on paper.

Most if not every farang expects when they buy any property be it a condo or house that the water would be connected. It is sort of like expecting the building to have walls and a roof.

And it's this muddy headed thinking that ends up getting many farangs in a dry bathtub because of such faulty assumptions. It's thinking "Western" again when one is NOT in the West. There are many housing villages and condos in Pattaya that ARE NOT connected to the municipal water pipeline grid. In this case, they are usually supplied from an onsite well, however, as is probably the case here, the well went dry or became inoperable due to lack of maintenance by the bankrupt condo developer. By being the sole water supplier to a condo or village, the developer can also charge whatever the market will bear for the essential commodity...maybe 2-5x the city supplied water rate and forbid connections to the public water supply.

So never assume anything when buying real property in Thailand...that it has public water supply, electricity, waste water system, garbage pickup, or even a legal easement for the road connecting the property to the nearest public road! Verify everything by a qualified lawyer or yourself at the relevant government offices.

Thanks. More reasons not to buy property in Thailand. It is NOT in the West, and you have to hire a lawyer to make sure you have water, electricity, garbage pickup, and even access. For the time being, and it can change any moment.

[Jingthing]

I looked at a room there years ago when I was shopping for a condo. Red flag city. I didn't even consider it but my deep sympathies to the owners there.