webfact Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Get out and don't come back - US man and Thai wife tossed out of their own Hua Hin condoImage: Daily NewsHUA HIN: -- A Thai woman and her American husband have claimed that the locks on their beachfront Hua Hin holiday condo were changed and they were threatened not to come back.They say they are the legal owners of the 4.3 million baht home, reported Daily News.Somjit Ratanamongkhol, 30, filed a complaint with Ratanathibet police in Bangkok yesterday.The computer programmer who works for Grand Design Siam said that she and her husband had been threatened by a large group of Thai men not to return to their condo that they had bought two years ago.They used it as a holiday home but there had been problems with water entering the property and broken CCTV and they had had arguments with the juristic person office.When they arrived at their property the locks had ben changed and they were threatened, she said.And in another development a woman has claimed that she has permission to use the condo as a beauty clinic.The matter has been reported to Hua Hin police and the government's Damrontham help center and crime suppression division police are also set to get involved. Source: Daily News -- 2016-07-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Much more to this than has been reported. If they are the legal owners nobody can just change the locks and tell them do not come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Something about this sounds fishy as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I wonder if they have been paying their levies , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Much more to this than has been reported. If they are the legal owners nobody can just change the locks and tell them do not come back. Indeed ........the story is not complete!...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luap Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 who name was the condo in? maybe the wife hasn't go the face to him she has sold it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAndry Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) Another foreigner bilked out of 4.3M baht. Was it his wife? was it the condo juristic? is there a hidden story? ....... does it really matter? Better to rent in 3rd world countries, then if there's a problem you can just move somewhere else. Edited July 11, 2016 by MissAndry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Get the soldiers down there to arrest the men threatening them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Another foreigner bilked out of 4.3M baht. Better to rent in 3rd world countries, then if there's a problem you can just move somewhere else. In first world countries as well for that matter!!.... I just sit back and smirk at all the sheeple who continue to get indebted to the eyeballs,and wonder why they are so stressed and miserable!t Let the well-off landlord pay for that broken hot water system i say!..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) Gotta admit, I was a little taken aback about how complex Thailand "condos" can be when Googling around the recent news about rental condos, etc. I didn't realize there were so many variations on "condos" depending on whether they're officially registered or not, and whether you get a freehold title or a leasehold title. Ownership rights seem to vary quite a bit depending on how the purchase was structured. Then, add a tidbit about some other lady claiming she has permission to use the condo for a beauty clinic? It will be interesting to hear more details. But I doubt we'll ever get the whole story- or even enough for a cautionary tale about what not to do. Edited July 11, 2016 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Remember in Thailand, nothing is what it seems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salavan Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Much more to this than has been reported. If they are the legal owners nobody can just change the locks and tell them do not come back. yes they can the local mafia can tell anyone to go, if not they are killed simple as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I'm expecting a story along the lines of money borrowed by said Thai wife against the condominium.... Happens so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Much more to this than has been reported. If they are the legal owners nobody can just change the locks and tell them do not come back. Do you want to bet. This is one of Thailand's favourite tactics. I had the same thing happen to me once over a car I bought. The villagers where I lived just wanted to keep it and me to be gone. They threatened me with one local police guy who must have been equal to about a constable. Too bad my good friend was Chief of local detectives. He drove out there and the local constable was on his knees in front of me but if not then it would have been adios to the car. This goes on everywhere. It is just a shake down by local thugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Get the soldiers down there to arrest the men threatening them. They could have been soldiers or off duty policemen,they get used often for a fee to enforce things. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I love reading the posts on topics like this by the all-knowing TV members. There should be a sign on arrival to Thailand to join TV because if you're a member of TV you will never get mugged off by a wife, girl friend, never get bullied or threatened by local mafia etc and enjoy the feeling of grandiose smugness of other who do fall foul to scams and cons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyank Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 another good reminder to never buy property you need to stay light & agile in thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Much more to this than has been reported. If they are the legal owners nobody can just change the locks and tell them do not come back. Do you want to bet. This is one of Thailand's favourite tactics. I had the same thing happen to me once over a car I bought. The villagers where I lived just wanted to keep it and me to be gone. They threatened me with one local police guy who must have been equal to about a constable. Too bad my good friend was Chief of local detectives. He drove out there and the local constable was on his knees in front of me but if not then it would have been adios to the car. This goes on everywhere. It is just a shake down by local thugs. Psycho terror is their favorite tactic to get to comply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Much more to this than has been reported. If they are the legal owners nobody can just change the locks and tell them do not come back. Do you want to bet. This is one of Thailand's favourite tactics. I had the same thing happen to me once over a car I bought. The villagers where I lived just wanted to keep it and me to be gone. They threatened me with one local police guy who must have been equal to about a constable. Too bad my good friend was Chief of local detectives. He drove out there and the local constable was on his knees in front of me but if not then it would have been adios to the car. This goes on everywhere. It is just a shake down by local thugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Psycho terror is the weapon of choice for most Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Again, I put my feet up, relax and say Thanks that I rent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Getting harder in Pattaya for the crooks so they're moving to Hua hin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 another good reminder to never buy property you need to stay light & agile in thailand Yep, keep a suit case packed and always have 10,000 USD in cash and your passport handy. Easy to move from Nana to Cowboy, to Pattaya, etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Removed an off-topic post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 when you buy property in LOS, you don't actually own it even so, it looks to me there's some unrevealed debt/gambling debt, etc, that one of the two isn't sharing with the other all this..... ...makes leasing oh so more attractive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Many disputes of this nature are settled out of court...with guns, knives, and mob beat-downs...This is Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinot Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Reason #733 to never buy property in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Who knows the real story. Way to much info missing. Bet there is some kind of loan somwhere with the property as collateral or some debt that is being argued....thai loansharks are in this one for sure.....Need more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyourendo Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Again, I put my feet up, relax and say Thanks that I rent!! And I say thanks that you rent and pay me also while my property increases in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyrobot Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I love reading the posts on topics like this by the all-knowing TV members. There should be a sign on arrival to Thailand to join TV because if you're a member of TV you will never get mugged off by a wife, girl friend, never get bullied or threatened by local mafia etc and enjoy the feeling of grandiose smugness of other who do fall foul to scams and cons. Maybe that's why they call it a forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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