The Ashton Asoke case is pending assistance from the Consumer Protection Sub-Committee. Recently, relevant parties were called to discuss with the host Bangkok, looking for ways to protect consumers.

On February 10, 2023, reporters reported that the meeting of the Subcommittee to screen complaints and consumer protection problems. In the 45th Consumer Protection Commission, there was a study and monitoring of the progress of the implementation of the Central Administrative Court's verdict. In the case of the Ashton Asoke project, including solutions for solving problems to prevent consumers from suffering yesterday (February 9)

Mrs. Monporn Charoensri, Chairman of the Sub-Committee, inquired about the progress and opinions of relevant government agencies. consisting of a representative from the Governor of Bangkok and the Director of the Public Works Office Representative of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (“MRTA”) Representative of the Council of Engineers and a representative of the Office of the Consumer Protection Board Representatives of the aforementioned government agencies expressed their opinions in the same way that they had to wait for the Supreme Administrative Court's verdict before they could determine measures for implementation.

A representative of Ananda Development Public Company Limited clarified that the Company will be responsible for any damages incurred to co-owners. Ask the co-owners to be confident that the company will compensate for damages incurred in the event that the Supreme Administrative Court upholds the judgment of the Administrative Court of First Instance.

After attending the previous meeting of the Consumer Protection Subcommittee on July 21, 2022, the Namtharee Sangkat Association of Thailand whose land is adjacent to the Ashton Asoke project, has offered the land to the Company But after that, on September 20, 2022, the judge who presented the case in the lawsuit filed by the Anti-Global Warming Association was of the opinion that the MRTA allowed the land to be used as the entrance-exit of the Ashton Asoke project. It was legal. The company therefore waited to hear details from the judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court first.

The owner of the room asked to find a way out. not waiting for the Supreme Administrative Court

Representatives of the Ashton Asoke condominium juristic person proposed that government agencies find concrete solutions to prevent co-owners from being affected. without having to wait for the Supreme Administrative Court to have a verdict To ensure co-owners that the government has measures to support in the event that the Supreme Administrative Court upholds the judgment of the Administrative Court of First Instance.

Because if the government sector will have to wait for the result of the judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court before starting to find a solution to the problem Co-owners are afraid that they will not be able to solve the problem in a timely manner. Because at this time, although the judgment is not yet final But co-owners have already suffered direct damage. The fact that the government finds a way or measures in advance in the meantime will help mitigate the negative effects and give people confidence in another way.

In addition, Ananda Development Public Company Limited has also been proposed to consider granting co-owners the right to sell their units back to the developer in order to exchange Ashton Asoke condominiums with other projects of the developer. project Or the co-owner has the right to sell the unit back to the project developer. The developer agrees to return all payments received with interest from the date the developer receives the money from co-owners.

And let the project developer prepare a memorandum agreeing to indemnify damages to co-owners in the event that the government agency orders the Ashton Asoke condominium to be demolished or to revoke the condominium registration, whether in whole or in part, causing the The ownership of the unit has been dropped from the co-owner. or depreciation or loss of usefulness in the use of personal property and common property, whichever occurs first.

This is to ensure the ownership of the unit for all co-owners. The representative of Ananda Development Public Company Limited clarified that he had just been informed of the proposal of the juristic person today and would present it to the management for further consideration.

But the representative of the Ashton Asoke condominium juristic person informed the chairman of the sub-committee that After the Central Administrative Court in the case of the Anti-Global Warming Association on July 30, 2021 sent a letter proposing the above 3 remedies to Ananda Development Public Company Limited. There is evidence of receiving documents But almost 2 years have passed and there is no progress or any response from Ananda Development Public Company Limited.

Sub-Committee throws the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration according to the story.

After that, the chairman of the sub-committee informed that Because the Sub-Committee on Screening Complaints and Consumer Protection Problems in the Commission on Consumer Protection is nearing the end of its term. This will create a vacuum in monitoring the progress of the execution of the judgment of the Administrative Court in such cases. Therefore, I would like to ask the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to host the coordination and follow up on the progress in finding measures to help the co-owners in the future.

Source:https://www.prachachat.net/property/news-1200351

Date 10/2/2023