{"id":6520,"date":"2026-09-05T19:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/common-area-fees\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:18:07","slug":"common-area-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/common-area-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Frais de parties communes et fonds de r\u00e9serve dans les copropri\u00e9t\u00e9s en Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Common area fees<\/strong> (\u0e04\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e19\u0e01\u0e25\u0e32\u0e07, <em>kha suan klang<\/em>, \u00e9galement <em>common area management fees<\/em>, <em>CAM fees<\/em> ou <em>maintenance fees<\/em>) are the periodic contributions every co-owner of a Thai condominium must pay to the condominium <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/juristic-person\/\">personne morale<\/a> for the upkeep of the common property, in proportion to the ownership ratio of the unit, and the <strong>sinking fund<\/strong> (\u0e40\u0e07\u0e34\u0e19\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19) is the one-off reserve paid when a unit is first bought to cover major repairs. Both are obligations under the Condominium Act, and unpaid fees block the sale of the unit because the juristic person will not issue the debt-free certificate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/land-office\/\">Bureau foncier<\/a> demands.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#what-the-condominium-act-requires-owners-to-pay\">Ce que la loi sur la copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 exige des propri\u00e9taires<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#paying-budgeting-and-checking-before-purchase\">Payer, budg\u00e9tiser et v\u00e9rifier avant l'achat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-happens-when-fees-are-not-paid\">Que se passe-t-il lorsque les frais ne sont pas pay\u00e9s<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-the-condominium-act-requires-owners-to-pay\">Ce que la loi sur la copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 exige des propri\u00e9taires<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Section 18 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/condominium-act\/\">Loi sur les condominiums<\/a> makes each co-owner share the common expenses<\/strong> in proportion to their ownership ratio, in practice per square metre of unit area. The expenses are the cost of running the building: security, cleaning, lifts, pool, gardens, insurance, staff and utilities for common areas. The budget is approved at the annual general meeting, and the fee per square metre follows from it. Typical rates run from about 20 to 70 baht per square metre per month, higher in luxury buildings, and many buildings collect a year in advance.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The sinking fund is separate. It is paid once, at the first transfer of each unit from the developer, at a rate the developer fixes in the sale contract, commonly 400 to 600 baht per square metre for new buildings, and it is held in reserve for major works such as lift replacement or repainting the facade. A general meeting can vote a further levy when the fund runs low, which is where owners who never attend meetings are caught out.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paying-budgeting-and-checking-before-purchase\">Payer, budg\u00e9tiser et v\u00e9rifier avant l'achat<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Fees follow the unit, not the owner.<\/strong> A buyer takes the unit free of arrears only because the Act requires a debt-free certificate from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/condominium-juristic-person\/\">personne morale<\/a> before the Land Office will register the transfer, so the seller must clear the account first. Before paying a deposit, the buyer should obtain the current fee rate, the last audited accounts and the sinking fund balance; a building with cheap fees and an empty fund is a building about to levy its owners.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>In the sale contract for a new unit, the buyer normally pays the sinking fund and the first year or two of common fees at transfer, on top of the price and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/property-transfer-taxes\/\">frais de transfert<\/a>. Those sums should be checked against the ownership ratio, since developers sometimes calculate them on a larger area than the deed shows.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Fees do not cover the unit&#8217;s own electricity, water or internet, nor the annual land and building tax, which the owner pays directly.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-happens-when-fees-are-not-paid\">Que se passe-t-il lorsque les frais ne sont pas pay\u00e9s<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The Act gives the juristic person real teeth. An owner in arrears pays a surcharge of up to 12% a year on the outstanding amount, rising to up to 20% a year once the arrears reach six months, and at that point the manager can suspend common services such as key cards for the pool, gym or car park and the owner loses the right to vote at general meetings. The juristic person can sue for the debt and, most effectively, withhold the debt-free certificate so the unit cannot be sold until every baht is paid. The certificate is required only to register a transfer of ownership (Section 29), so arrears do not block a mortgage.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Frais<\/th><th>When paid<\/th><th>Typical amount<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Frais de copropri\u00e9t\u00e9<\/td><td>Monthly or annually<\/td><td>20 to 70 baht per square metre per month<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sinking fund<\/td><td>Once, at first transfer<\/td><td>400 to 600 baht per square metre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Special levy<\/td><td>When voted by the general meeting<\/td><td>Set by resolution<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arrears surcharge<\/td><td>On late payment<\/td><td>Up to 12% a year, 20% after six months<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>What the juristic person cannot do is cut off the electricity or water supplied by the utility to the unit itself, change the locks or evict the owner; in Supreme Court decision 10230\/2553 a juristic person was ordered to restore an owner&#8217;s water supply and hand over withheld access cards, because common fees must be enforced through the courts. Disputes about whether a charge was properly voted go to the civil court, and the minutes of the general meeting decide most of them.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien co\u00fbtent les charges de copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 pour un appartement en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>La plupart des immeubles facturent entre 20 et 70 bahts par m\u00e8tre carr\u00e9 et par mois, fix\u00e9s lors de l'assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale annuelle sur la base du budget approuv\u00e9, les immeubles de luxe d\u00e9passant ce montant. Un appartement de 50 m\u00e8tres carr\u00e9s \u00e0 50 bahts par m\u00e8tre carr\u00e9 paye 30 000 bahts par an, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement per\u00e7us annuellement d'avance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Qu'est-ce qu'un fonds d'amortissement dans un copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 tha\u00eflandaise ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Il s'agit d'une contribution unique au fonds de r\u00e9serve pay\u00e9e par le premier acheteur de chaque unit\u00e9, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement de 400 \u00e0 600 bahts par m\u00e8tre carr\u00e9 dans un nouveau b\u00e2timent, d\u00e9tenue par la personne morale pour les r\u00e9parations majeures et les remplacements. Lorsque le fonds est \u00e9puis\u00e9, l'assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale peut voter une cotisation suppl\u00e9mentaire pour tous les propri\u00e9taires.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Puis-je vendre mon copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 si je dois des frais de copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Non. Le bureau foncier n'enregistrera pas de transfert sans un certificat de non-endettement d\u00e9livr\u00e9 par la personne morale de la copropri\u00e9t\u00e9, et le gestionnaire ne le d\u00e9livrera pas tant que des frais, des suppl\u00e9ments ou des pr\u00e9l\u00e8vements seront impay\u00e9s. Les arri\u00e9r\u00e9s doivent \u00eatre r\u00e9gl\u00e9s avant la finalisation, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement gr\u00e2ce au produit de la vente le jour du transfert.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/condominium-juristic-person\/\">Personne morale de copropri\u00e9t\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/condominium-act\/\">Condominium Act B.E. 2522<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/land-and-building-tax\/\">Land and building tax<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/foreign-quota\/\">Quota pour \u00e9trangers (49%)<\/a> ET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/buying-a-condominium-in-thailand\/\">Acheter un appartement en Tha\u00eflande<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common area fees (\u0e04\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e19\u0e01\u0e25\u0e32\u0e07, kha suan klang, also common area management fees, CAM fees or maintenance fees) are the periodic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"condo common area fees","rank_math_title":"Condo Common Area Fees and Sinking Fund | ThaiLawOnline","rank_math_description":"Condo common area fees in Thailand: what every owner pays the juristic person to run the building, plus the one-off sinking fund. 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