Bangkok condo nightmare: Noise, cannabis, and daily rentals
Residents of a Bangkok condominium are at their wits’ end as daily rentals by foreigners have turned their once peaceful home into a noisy nightmare. Complaints of loud parties, the smell of cannabis lingering in hallways, and blatant rule-breaking at the swimming pool have become all too common, leaving long-term residents frustrated and desperate for solutions.
The issue was recently highlighted by the popular Facebook page Drama-addict which shared a post from a distressed condo resident.
“Hello, thank you for helping to be a voice for the problem of daily rentals in condos. My condo has the same problem,” the post read, detailing how daily rentals have turned the condo into a revolving door of tourists who often disregard community rules.
The post revealed that foreigners occupy the pool area all day, smoking cannabis openly and causing discomfort for other residents. The situation has been made worse by the unconventional key card drop-off system, where key cards are reportedly hidden in a cabinet near the garage area before the condo entrance, allowing short-term renters to access the building with ease.
“The corridors on every floor smell of cannabis,” the resident complained, noting that the issue seems to be directly linked to the influx of short-term renters. Despite residents pushing for better security measures, including the installation of a face scanner last year, the system has been undermined by the continued use of key cards.
“The juristic person reluctantly installed the face scanner but still allowed key cards to be used to tap the face scanner as usual. There is no plan to cancel the key card, saying that they are allowing them to be used together for convenience,” the resident lamented, expressing frustration at the lack of decisive action.
To make matters worse, repeated complaints to local government officials, including the police, district office, and Damrongtham Centre, have yielded no results, reported KhaoSod.
“We have tried to inform them through every channel for a year, but there has been no progress at all,” the resident stated, criticising the slow and ineffective bureaucratic process.
As residents continue to endure the disturbances caused by short-term renters, they are calling on government agencies to take action and enforce stricter regulations. Until then, the nightmare of daily rentals and disruptive tourists seems far from over.
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