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ABSTRACT

Adequate management of public residential properties is essential in providing an enabling environment for residents, on the contrary Real Estate Uwani is faced with problem of poor management of building and facilities which has caused gradual decay of building components in the estate. The research objectives are hereby to examine the prospects in management of public residential properties in Enugu, to find out the challenges in management of public residential properties in Enugu, to determine the strategies adopted by the government to tackle management challenges of public residential properties in Enugu and to identify the effects of poor management of public residential properties in Enugu. The study adopted a survey research approach. Estate surveyors and valuers, Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) and residents of Real Estate Uwani formed the population of the study. A sample size of 165 was chosen using Taro Yamani model while stratified random sampling technique was adopted. Data retrieved from 132 respondents or 80.00% of the sample was subsequently presented in tables while frequency and percentages were used to analyze and answer the research questions. Findings of the study revealed that Real Estate Uwani is in a terrible state of repair which is due to the slow intervention of Enugu State Housing Development Corporation in restoring deteriorating building components and inconsistent routine inspection and poor record keeping. Poor management of the estate has affected the physical condition of Real Estate Uwani, data also showed that if properly managed the estate has the prospects of enhancement of structural condition of buildings, enhancement and improvement of building aesthetics including sustenance of building lifespan. Furthermore, the study recommends the distribution of feedback form to residents, engagement of 70% estate surveyors in management of public estates, regular environmental sanitation, total renovation of Real Estate  Uwani, provision of basic amenities in the estate and encouragement to residents on disposal of wastes at strategic locations for ease of collection by ESWAMA.

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• BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Provision of adequate, affordable and high standard and quality housing that meets the social, economic and political aspirations of the citizenry remains the primary and major focus of all governments the world over. This is because the fulfillment of this desirable social objective is a key component of sustainable development (Amole, 2010) and a measure of the wellbeing of the people. Housing is a major factor impacting on the health, safety, socio-economic and political life of the occupants. In fact, it impacts all aspect of human endeavor (Leong, 2019). Thus, the state of housing and its environment is an indicator of the level of development and condition and state of the citizen. Despite the pivotal roles of housing in the socio-economic development of a nation and the life of the people, majority of the public housing are in deplorable condition and state of disrepair, due to long period of neglected management. According to Fatoye (2016), public residential estates, when compared with existing private housing estates, are known to be lacking in basic infrastructural facilities and services and their respective maintenances that are meant to enhance the livability of such estates. These deplorable housing standard and deteriorated physical environmental conditions in the opinion of Blome (2010) are responsible for the social problems, poverty, poor academic performance, poor health, riots, and high crime rates prevalent in our societies. A poor quality living accommodation according to Bayo (2011) will impact negatively on the physical and mental health of the residents of a housing estate.

Public residential property management being the operation, control, and oversight of real estate as used in its broadest terms indicates a need to be cared for, monitored and accountability given for its useful life and condition. This is much akin to the role of management in any business (Donatus, 2015). Public residential property management is also seen as the management of personal property, equipment, tooling and physical capital assets that are acquired and used to build, repair and maintain the public residential property. Property management involves the processes, systems and manpower required to manage the life cycle of all public residential property as defined above including acquisition, control, accountability, responsibility, maintenance, utilization and disposition (Njoku, 2016). There are many facets to this public residential property management, including managing the accounts and finances of the real estate/residential properties, and participating in or initiating litigation with tenants, contractors and insurance agencies. Litigation is at times considered a separate function, set aside for trained attorneys. Although a person will be responsible for this in his/her job description, there may be an attorney working under a property manager. Special attention is given to landlord/tenant law and most commonly evictions, non-payment, harassment, reduction of pre-arranged services, and public nuisance are legal subjects that gain the most amount of attention from public residential property managers. Therefore, it is a necessity that a public residential property manager be current with applicable municipal, county, state and Federal Fair Housing laws and practices (Mayowa, 2017).

 Consequently, managers of public residential properties in Nigeria are faced with various kinds of challenges ranging from uncooperative attitude from workers, poor maintenance and environmental condition, security and other basic infrastructures. Some managers in Nigeria have been able to cope with some of these challenges, hence the researcher delved into the challenges and prospects of management of public residential properties in Enugu.