Section 571
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าสัญญาเช่าที่นาได้เลิกหรือระงับลง เมื่อผู้เช่าได้เพาะปลูกข้าวลงแล้วไซร้ ท่านว่าผู้เช่าย่อมมีสิทธิที่จะครองนานั้นต่อไปจนกว่าจะเสร็จการเกี่ยวเก็บ แต่ต้องเสียค่าเช่า
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If a contract of hire of paddy land is terminated or extinguished after the hirer has planted the paddy, the hirer is entitled to remain in the possession till the harvest is finished, but he must pay rent.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 571 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.
Why this matters in practice
Lawyers: This provision protects the agricultural tenant's economic investment in the crop. Even where a lease is validly terminated, the tenant cannot be evicted before harvest. Rent continues to accrue. Laypeople: If your paddy land lease ends while your rice crop is still growing, you have the legal right to stay and harvest — but you must keep paying rent.
Legislative history
Part of the original Civil and Commercial Code codification; no major subsequent amendment.