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The developer hasn't finished our block's common areas. Who chases the snag list?

A plain-language guide for apartment owners in Malta.

Short answer

The owners, through their administrator. The administrator represents all the owners of the block and looks after the common parts (Cap. 398, articles 16 and 17), so one person can keep a single snag list and deal with the developer. What the developer must fix depends on your sale contracts, not on the Condominium Act.

Why one list matters

When every owner messages the developer separately, promises get lost and nobody can show what was agreed. One dated list, with a photo and exact location for each item, is much harder to ignore.

Keep private-unit defects separate from common-area defects. The administrator deals with the common parts; each owner deals with the inside of their own unit.

What to record

For each item: what is wrong, where it is, whether it affects safety or access, the date it was reported, what the developer promised and the date the fix was checked. Mark items open, scheduled or closed.

When it becomes a dispute

If the developer refuses an item the owners believe was part of the handover, collect the contracts and specifications and speak to a lawyer. Safety issues should be made safe at once, whatever the argument about who pays.

How Solea handles this

Solea keeps one shared snag list for the block, reports progress to owners in the block's WhatsApp group, and follows each item up with the developer, reporting progress until it is closed.

Based on the Condominium Act (Cap. 398) as published on legislation.mt. General information, not legal advice — for a dispute, speak to a lawyer.

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