Section 261
Statutory text (Thai original)
บุริมสิทธิของผู้ให้เช่าที่ดินนั้นมีอยู่เหนือสังหาริมทรัพย์ทั้งหลายอันผู้เช่าได้นำเข้ามาไว้บนที่ดินที่ให้เช่า หรือนำเข้ามาไว้ในเรือนโรงอันใช้ประกอบกับที่ดินนั้น และมีอยู่เหนือสังหาริมทรัพย์เช่นสำหรับที่ใช้ในที่ดินนั้น กับทั้งเหนือดอกผลอันเกิดจากที่ดินซึ่งอยู่ในครอบครองของผู้เช่านั้นด้วยบุริมสิทธิของผู้ให้เช่าเรือนโรงย่อมมีอยู่เหนือสังหาริมทรัพย์ ซึ่งผู้เช่านำเข้ามาไว้ในเรือนโรงนั้นด้วย
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
The preferential right of the letter of land is in such movables as have been brought by he hirer upon the land hired or into buildings subservient to the use of such land, in such movables as are destined for the use of such land and in such fruits of the land as are in the possession of the hirer. The preferential right of the letter or a building is in such movables as have been brought into the building by the hirer.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 261 is part of Book 2 (Obligations) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 3 Supreme Court decisions (1956 to 2009)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 3821/2552 (2009)
- Decision 1692/2503 (1960)
- Decision 522/2499 (1956)
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 261 (Thailand) -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 261 -
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