Residents of Bandar Botanic, off Jalan Banting-Klang, plan to launch a website and come out with a guide book to create awareness on the rights of house buyers.

They even intend to have a 'showhouse' to highlight building defects usually encountered by house buyers. Bandar Botanic Residents Association Phase 5A ad hoc committee chairman Tan Kim Hai said it was important to educate buyers on their rights.

"Many people at Phase 5A are disappointed that the houses they bought were not built properly, with poor finishing and sub-standard material. With these kind of problems, it is good to create awareness," he said.

Tan, who is one of the buyers of the double-storey houses at Phase 5A, said the website and the "show-house" would soon be up for public viewing.

"Our members in this part of Bandar Botanic have an average of 12 complaints, including timber strips to replace parquet, undersized septic tanks, shortage of drains and a single-layer brick wall between two houses.

He added that the residents' motive was to ensure that other buyers were not short-changed. Recently, about 80 residents gathered in Jalan Bungor to discuss the defects in the houses. Also present was Sungai Pinang assemblyman Teng Chang Khim.