LEGAL ISSUES ON HOME BUILDER: FOCUSING ON HOME IMPROVEMENT IN CONSUMER ASPECT

Abstract

                       The rising of accommodation nowadays leads to the increasing of homebuilder contractor.  Some of them can be called as professional but some cannot. The latter could cost damages to consumers due to the problem of non-quality homebuilder which can be seen in many consumers’ claims.  This is because in Thailand, the Construction Profession Act B.E.2522 (1979) is not effective in terms of implementation to practical situations.  This law was enacted to control, regulate and support the contractor profession to be under the same standard. However, there is no Council of Contractor under this Act to be the profession organization setting up regulations to regulate the contractor under the licensing system. Thus, the non-standard of homebuilders has caused many problems to consumers. They are the one suffering from the damages due to the non-quality or non-standard construction work. It is a waste of everything; time,  feeling, money including a waste of reputation of the contractors themselves. This problem should urgently be healed by any proper and applicable solutions in order to protect consumers and to regulate the contractor profession with the intention to develop the construction industry to meet with international standard.

                       This thesis will study on the problem arising from the applicable law in construction business.  Furthermore, it will propose an appropriate measurement regarding control of the homebuilder contractors to produce more quality work.