Section 562
Statutory text (Thai original)
ผู้เช่าจะต้องรับผิดในความสูญหายหรือบุบสลายอย่างใด ๆ อันเกิดขึ้นแก่ทรัพย์สินที่เช่า เพราะความผิดของผู้เช่าเอง หรือของบุคคลซึ่งอยู่กับผู้เช่า หรือของผู้เช่าช่วงแต่ผู้เช่าไม่ต้องรับผิดในความสูญหายหรือบุบสลายอันเกิดแต่การใช้ทรัพย์สินนั้นโดยชอบ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
The hirer is liable for any loss or damage caused to the property hired by his own fault or by the fault of persons living with him or being his subhirer. But he is not liable for loss or damage resulting from proper use.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 562 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.
Cited in 23 Supreme Court decisions (1954 to 2009)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 4526/2550 (2007)
- Decision 2899/2545 (2002)
- Decision 188/2545 (2002)
- Decision 6092/2538 (1995)
- Decision 7371/2537 (1994)
- Decision 6278/2537 (1994)
- Decision 374/2536 (1993)
- Decision 819/2521 (1978)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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