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CCC Section 540 — Maximum lease term — 30 years
Civil and Commercial Code (ประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์) — Section 540.
Plain-English Summary
A contract for the hire of immovable property cannot be made for a period exceeding thirty years. If made for a longer period, it is reduced to thirty years. The lease may be renewed but the renewal cannot exceed a further thirty years from the time of renewal. This is the source of the well-known 30-year cap on real-property leases in Thailand.
Context
This section sits within Book III — Specific Contracts (Hire of Property) of the Civil and Commercial Code. It should be read together with the surrounding provisions and any applicable Ministerial Regulations, Royal Decrees or Revenue Department / Police orders that elaborate the detail.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Civil and Commercial Code
ประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ · B.E. 2468 (1925)
The Civil and Commercial Code (CCC) is Thailand's primary code of private law. It governs persons, property, obligations (including contracts and torts), family, succession and basic commercial relationships (partnerships and companies). Originally promulgated in 1925 and substantially based on continental civil-law models with adaptations to Thai conditions, the Code has been amended many times — most recently in 2023 to modernise company-law rules. It is the single most-cited statute in Thai legal practice.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 540 of the Civil and Commercial Code. It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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