@Michael *********
i deleted your post and all your examples :O That was not correct information. You do NOT need anything from the owner to self-file a TM30 at Chaengwattana but a lease agreement, your passport and a TM30 filled out EXACTLY as I showed in my post about self filing in bangkok.
@Nigel *************
you can get those b/s thai language only leases at most mom and pop shops, it doesn't have to be anything official just a written lease.. so you can do your own TM30.
Follow that post I wrote on how to self file a TM30 without ANYTHING from the landlord and you will be able to do it. I have had over 100 people do it without problem.