MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-TENANTED LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN NIGERIA, A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

•             TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page .. .. .. .. .. .. .............................................................................................................. .. .. .. i Approval Page .. .. .. .. .. .. .......................................................................................................... .. .. ii Certification.. .. .. .. .. ........................................................................................................... .. .. ... .. iii Dedication .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............................................................................................................. .. .. iv Acknowledgments .. .. .. .. .. .. .................................................................................................... .. .. v Table of Contents .. .. .. .. ................................................................................................... .. .. .. .. vi List of Tables .. .. .. .. ........................................................................................................... .. .. .. .. x Abstract .. .. .. .. .. .. ................................................................................................................. .. .. xii 

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• 1.1Background of the Study .. .. .. .. .. .. ................................. 1 
• 1.2Statement of the Problem.. .. .. .. .. ....................................................................................... .. 3 
• 1.3Aim and Objectives of Study .. .. .. .................................................................................... .. .. 3 
• 1.4Research Questions .. .. .. .............................................................................................. .. .. .. 3 
• 1.5Statement of Hypotheses .. .. .. ..................................................................................... .. .. .. 4 
• 1.6Significance of Study .. .. .. ............................................................................................ .. .. .. 4 
• 1.7Scope of Study .. .. .. .. .. .. .................................................................................................. .. 5 
• 1.8Overview of the Study .. .. .. .. .......................................................................................... .. .. 5 

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• 2.0Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ................................... .. 7 
• 2.1Property as an Investment .. .. .. ....................................................................................... .. .. 7 
• 2.2Property Management .. .. .. .. ........................................................................................ .. .. 12 
• 2.3Property Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. ........................................................................................ .. 14 
• 2.4Management of multi-tenanted low-income residential properties. .......................................15 
• 2.5Objectives of management of multi-tenanted low-income residential properties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 
• 2.6Problems of management of multi-tenanted low-income residential properties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 
• 2.7Gains of effective management of multi-tenanted low-income properties .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 21 
• 2.8Types of Residential Properties .. .. .. .. .............................................................................. .. 22 
• 2.9The need for maintenance .. .. .. ..................................................................................... .. .. 23 
• 2.10Types of maintenance .. .. .. .. .. ........................................................................................ .. 25 
• 2.11Functions of the property manager .. .. ........................................................................... .. .. 26 
• 2.12Leases and Tenancies .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................................................................................ 29 
• 2.13Nature and causes of problems in building .. .. .. ................................................................. 41CHAPTER THREE
• 3.0Research Methodology .. .. .. .. ......................................................... .. .. 45 
• 3.1Sources of Data .. .. ............................................................................................... .. .. .. .. .. 45 3.
• 1.1Primary Data .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ................................................................................................. 45 3.
• 1.2Secondary Data .. .. .. ............................................................................................ .. .. .. .. 45 
• 3.2Population of the Study .. .. ....................................................................................... .. .. .. .. 45 
• 3.3Research Design .. .. .. .. .. ............................................................................................ .. .. 45 
• 3.4Instrument of Data Collection .. .. ................................................................................. .. .. .. 46 
• 3.5Validity and Reliability of Instrument .. ........................................................................ .. .. .. 46 
• 3.6Method of Data Presentation and Analysis .. .. ............................................................... .. 47 

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• 4.0Data Presentation and Analysis .. ............................................... .. .. .. 48 
• 4.1Presentation and Analysis of Base Data .. .. ................................................................. .. 48 4.
• 1.1Analysis of Questionnaire Returns .. ....................................................................... .. .. .. 48 4.
• 1.2Personal Data of Respondents.. .. .. ........................................................................ .. .. 48 
• 4.2Presentation and Analysis of Data on Research Question 1 .............................................. 52 
• 4.3Presentation and Analysis of Data on Research Question 2 ............................................... 57 
• 4.4Test of Hypothesis .. .. .. .. ............................................................................................... .. .. 63  

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• 5.0Discussion, Findings, Recommendation and Conclusion .. ....................... 71 
• 5.1Discussion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..................................................................................................... .. 71 
• 5.2Findings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......................................................................................................... 72 
• 5.3Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..................................................................................................... .. 73 
• 5.4Recommendation .. .. .. .............................................................................................. .. .. .. .. 73 References .. .. .. .. .. .......................................................................................................... .. .. .. 75 Appendices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............................................................................................................. 78