Section 556
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าในระหว่างเวลาเช่ามีเหตุจะต้องซ่อมแซมทรัพย์สินซึ่งเช่านั้นเป็นการเร่งร้อน และผู้ให้เช่าประสงค์จะทำการอันจำเป็นเพื่อที่จะซ่อมแซมเช่นว่านั้นไซร้ ท่านว่าผู้เช่าจะไม่ยอมให้ทำนั้นไม่ได้ แม้ถึงว่าการนั้นจะเป็นความไม่สะดวกแก่ตน ถ้าการซ่อมแซมเป็นสภาพซึ่งต้องกินเวลานานเกินสมควร จนเป็นเหตุให้ทรัพย์สินนั้นไม่เหมาะแก่การที่จะใช้เพื่อประโยชน์ที่เช่ามา ผู้เช่าจะบอกเลิกสัญญาเสียก็ได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the property hired requires urgent repairs during the continuance of the contract, and if the letter desires to do an act necessary for such repairs, the hirer cannot refuse permission to have such act done, though it may cause him inconvenience. However, if the repairs are of such nature as would take unreasonable length of time and thereby cause the property unsuitable for the purpose for which it is let, the hirer may terminate the contract.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 556 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) 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.
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