@Paulo ********

It’s just my professional opinion. That’s why I said “find out for sure” and warned that I’m not versed in Thai law. It was a favor to look at the lease and give my opinion.

@Andy ********

No worries.

@Andy ********

The laws and systems depend upon the state. Each state governs their own real estate. Different licensing in each state. Different laws and systems. I have a lot of realtor friends in other states and they do things completely different from Florida.

And that article states exactly what I said. It gives the provision to break the lease. The court system often can’t require a landlord to fix things because that opens up a can of worms with it being a gray area. If a repair for $60k pops up it would require it to be repaired. That’s why it is the way it is. It’s to protect the landlord from that happening

Basically it states that the landlord is responsible to fix all appliances, furnishings, and fixtures. I would classify the hot tub as a furnishing. If they fail to, after 14 days they’re in breach of contract. That should give you the option to break the lease. (Find out for sure - I’m not versed in Thai law)

This varies from state to state. Florida is different from other states. I’ve heard other states have better systems in place to regulate this type of thing. But in Florida if this were happening, and the landlord breached the contract you’d spend more money trying to fight it and most likely not get anywhere. The cost of having it repaired or removed wouldn’t be enough to make it worth going to court. And outside of court, there’s not much you can do. If nothing else, I would definitely document very well the fact that the hot tub doesn’t work via email conversation with the landlord. You don’t want to be liable for that at the end of your lease. Also I’m not sure if this is notarized. I’ve heard all leases must be notarized. Otherwise it can’t be enforced. Sometimes they operate without notarizing, and people end up losing money. Just a heads up on that

@Jeh ****

I’m actually super curious to see leases there. I’ll def take a look!!

Unless the contract specifically refers to the hot tub and who is responsible for maintenance of it, you might have a hard time getting anywhere with that. Even in the states honestly.