Does a house book in Thailand indicate ownership or possession of a property?

Feb 13, 2022
3 years ago
Dan **********
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I know that a house book in Thailand can not be used as proof of ownership. But does it show who the owner is and does the owner have possession or it.
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In Thailand, a house book (Tabian Baan) does not serve as proof of property ownership. Instead, it registers individuals at a specific address, indicating where they live rather than ownership. The name listed is typically that of the head of the household, not necessarily the actual owner of the property. For foreign condo owners, a blue book may not display an owner's name; a yellow book is required for foreign ownership acknowledgment. For actual ownership verification, a chanote or land office records must be consulted.
George *************
A chanote, for instance, shows the owner. You can find out at the Land Office who is the owner of a property. A blue house registration book or tabian bahn does not need to show the owner. Neither does a yellow book. These documents merely show who is registered as living at that address.

An example. A person owns two homes. They will have a chanote for each property. They may or may not be listed in either blue book. They can only be listed in one blue book at a time. They could easily be registered as living in another blue book for a home they don't even own.
Ken ******
google search finds lots.of useful info.eg high risk flood area to.avoid living there
Ken ******
if you are a foreign condo.owner, the blue book you get has no.name on it, have to.change to a yellow book to get fireign owner name on it, check by google search
Jonathan *******
Name on the first page is not the owner but the head of the household i.e. who can add names to the register etc etc
Dan **********
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@Jonathan ******
so when i use the translator. On the second line it says (status. Owner,lord,host) it switches between these translations. Of course the rest of the page has the persons name and info
Jonathan *******
@Dan *********
I'm just going by what my wife told me. But it's not the literal owner, just the head of the household
Becky **********
No it does not show owners name. For instance, my house/property is in my sister in law’s name but her name isn’t in our house blue book at all.
Dan **********
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@Becky *********
so when i use the translator. On the second line it says (status. Owner,lord,host) it switches between these translations. Of course the rest of the page has the persons name and info. So if it was not the owner. Would the status be different
George *************
@Dan *********
no, that refers to the head of household, may or may not be owner. Nothing in a blue book indicates ownership, only that the owner allowed someone to be added to the book.
Michael ********
Blue or Yellow one
Dan **********
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Dan **********
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Thank you
Michael ********
@Dan *********
shows ownership
Brett *********
Benjamin ******
If you are referring to the house book all Thais have, it proves where they live
Danny ********
@Benjamin *****
it means they are part of the household but it doesn't mean they live there
Dan **********
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@Benjamin *****
I understand what it does. I just want to know if it shows who is the owner On the first page. And if the owner has possession of. As I wrote in my question
Benjamin ******
@Dan *********
a house book does not show ownership of property
Dan **********
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@Benjamin *****
again I just want to know if it shows the owners name on the first page. Not if it can be used as proof of ownership
Benjamin ******
@Dan *********
I have no clue what you’re asking. Please do not communicate with me again. Thank you
Bernd ***********
@Benjamin *****
jai yen yen .. 😔
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