Shorter terms are available and they are not rare — but they are priced. Expect the monthly to move, the deposit terms to tighten, or both. The buildings that do six months routinely are a much smaller set than the buildings that will say yes once.

One year. 01 August to 31 July. This is what a Bangkok lease looks like when nobody negotiates — and it is 185 days longer than a single DTV entry. That gap is the whole problem on this page.
Tell me your dates, budget and which district you are looking at. I will come back with three places whose landlords actually do the documents — and what each one will and will not sign.
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Not immigration or legal advice. This page explains what a landlord and a lease need to do. For the application itself, use a licensed agent or the official channels. We rent condos — that is the part we know.