What to know before you choose
Why rent a condo
Security, a shared pool and gym, and a juristic office that handles repairs. You pay rent and electricity, sometimes water at a flat rate. The trade-off is space and neighbours.
Short stays in the building
Letting for less than 30 days is hotel business under the Hotel Act unless the operator holds a licence or an exemption applies, and many condominium bylaws ban it. A building full of holiday guests is louder: ask the juristic office how short stays are handled before you sign, and about parcels, parking and pets.
Deposit and contract, in short
Since 4 September 2025 a residential landlord covered by the consumer-protection rules (a business letting three or more units; hotels and dormitories excluded) may take at most three months' rent as deposit plus advance on a monthly-paid lease, and must return the deposit when the lease ends, or within 7 days after an inspection (14 if there is damage). A private owner letting one or two homes is outside these rules, so the contract decides. Details, including early termination, are in the cost of renting in Phuket; the rules are summarised by Tilleke & Gibbins.
Figures are asking rents from listing samples and relocation guides accessed in October 2026 (Islander Home, Reloc8); sources disagree, so read them as ranges and ask us for current homes.
