Does my friend need to refile the TM30 every time he returns to Jomtien after internal travel in Thailand?

Yes everytime unfortunately Ask the owner for a copy of his id and a copy of the green/blue book and then you can set it up yourself online I know it's not your job to do, but it makes life alot easier.

I rerturned from Vietnam on Saturday, staying in rented condo, going to Korat tomorrow for 1 night and return to condo the next day. I will do Tm30 myself the next day. Right or wrong I don't know.

So if the person renting has a TM30 receipt from when they originally rented the condo , say beginning of august then they travel in Thailand several times, the hotels they stay at will file TM30 for those stays. Does that then mean the original condo TM30 from august has been deleted in the system and then needs to be renewed before the renter goes to do a 30 day extension to his or her tourist visa after 60 days. Or for the 90 day reporting if they have a retirement visa? It would seem the agent would be filing multiple reports on behalf of the landlord if the renter was travelling in Thailand and retiring to their condo.it seems quite complicated .Is the TM 30 database always checked against the receipt the person would present for visa extension or would the officer take it at face value ? I might be a bit naive asking that . There must be someone who has been staying here a long time that has had this experience before. Reading the responses I think David or his friend are on a sticky wicket with the agent and immigration. So it’s either 300 baht each time or 1600 baht fine at immigration, if I understood the collective responses . Very complicated

extortion!

Long answer, by immigration department rules the landlord needs to file the Tm30 , will he get in trouble if he doesn’t no, you will, can you file the form, yes, should you depends on the local immigration office, do they care no, should you care not really, can you be penalized certainly, will you be , this is Thailand things can be very flexible till they are not, do you have any rights to complain no, should you not really, their country their rules

Simple answer is no

Just have him do tm30 when you need it at immigration.

Don't tell the landlord you are going away. Not necessary anyway. I don't tell the landlord when going home country

Such is Thailand. Milk a farang till there is no more.

I think it's the agent taking the piss trying to fleece him for 300 baht.

Or the landlord gets the agent to do tm30 for him and pays him 300 baht not realizing it can now be done online in 5 minutes by anyone. He can do it himself with landlords details and permission.

While it's frustrating for the renter, I understand the landlord. He's renting out and doesn't want to hear about this room again for the duration of the contract.

Your travels are hassle to him, as he cannot forbid them, all he can do is demand compensation for his inconvenience.

I know I know, you're all gonna slug me, but even landlords are humans with busy lives sometimes

This is blackmailing

Incredible to read, that a landlord asks for 300.- Baht from the tenant, for registering the tenant in the premises.

ACTUALLY, according to the law, the LANDLORD of a foreigner is required, by law, to report a foreigner in his premises within 24 hours of arrival.

If I was you, I would visit Immigration, explain your situation to the officer, then dial the landlord and hand over the phone to the Immigration officer.

And let a Thai Immigration officer tell a Thai landlord about his damn obligations

P.S. . . . . I once needed to do this, on Hua Hin Immigration. My landlord went to Immigration with me the other day. But Immigration still made me pay a 2000.- THB fine for not reporting TM30 in time (no receipt, so they pocketed it)

It used to be every night at a new place and when you came back a TM 30. Now only when you come back into the country. It's an important form if you apply for a visa extension.

You're being ripped off

Shouldn't be charging you anything , it's his duty to do it. My landlord done it half a dozen times , takes few minutes online ..

It literally takes less than five minutes to file a TM30 online. If their landlord is going to charge you that then they need a new landlord.

Seemingly Jomtien don’t require a new TM30 if returning to your main address from within Thailand but do if you travel overseas.