When pass them the defect list must ask the developer make a received date stamping.
Then, you keep one copy and make one for your lawyer copies.
But before this make sure your lawyer haven't perform full release payment to your developer (usually last 5% haven't release to developer)
If after 3 month from the stamping date developer still haven't perform any fixes on the defect, you can ask fix urself and claim from the last 5%.
(Correct process better consult your lawyer).


But nowadays most of panel lawyer they just release all the money to the developer, side to the developer more than the buyer.

Hope it helps.

Opps one mistake is 30 days not 3 month.. sorry.
if you guy know how to read chinese. yesterday (25/3) newspaper sinchew economic page.
So ngam got detail on how to claim defect from developer. Have alook.

Yes, i also learn this during purchasing of my family house.
Even famous developer they try to delay the fixes.
They give all kind of excuses, cannot find ur defect list la this la that la..
Cause buyer usually submit the defect list and didn't keep one copy for your own reference and the most importance is the DATE.