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Lease Agreement

My company in Thailand entered into a Lease Agreement with a Thai landlord for 3 years. In fact, I prefer to have the lease term for 12 years which the lease agreement should have been registered.

However, the Thai landlord did not want to pay the Government Fee and did not register the lease agreement. He prepared 4 lease agreements, 3 years each instead, to cover the lease term for 12 years.

Is it legal and enforceable ?

13 ส.ค. 62 18:47

จาก Benjamin

(182.232.8.134)

Under Thai law the lease agreement is valid for 3 years.

If the parties want to have the longer term, but not longer than 30 years, the lease agreement must be registered at the Land Office in the relevant jurisdiction, and paying the Government Fee.

In case the related parties enter into various lease agreements, of 3 years each, ahead of time to cover the lease term longer than 3 years with the intention to avoid paying the Government Fee, then the lease agreement will be valid for 3 years only.

22 ส.ค. 62 13:36

Dr. Rujira Bunnag

(58.136.168.194)