Residents Satisfaction Determinants in the Rental Housing in Enugu Urbanc Enugu State Nigeria

Abstract

In Enugu urban residential areas, most of the residential housing are occupied by varying categories of persons and they are done on rental basis. Arguably, the residents have different feelings concerning the extent of satisfaction derived from the housing quality. The tasks confronting policy makers and stakeholders are to identify as well as analyze the factors determining adequate and satisfactory housing that will serve as a guide for future housing design and development especially in rental houses. This study aimed at determining the various satisfaction determinants in the rental housing in the residential areas of Enugu Metropolis with a view to raising options for better housing delivery. The study was conducted using survey research method. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. Primary data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaires. A total of 200 copies of questionnaires were used for the analysis across nine residential neighbourhoods in Enugu urban. Stratified sampling technique and systematic sampling technique were used in the study. The statistical tool that that aided in revealing the determinants (factors) that influence residents’ satisfaction with their rental housing in the study area was. The study identified and classified the factors that influence residents’ satisfaction with their dwelling units into seven components which explained 75.01 percent of the observed variation in public housing satisfaction variables. The seven factors are House Unit Attributes (8.305), Proximity/Accessibility to Infrastructure (4.733), Neighborhood Facilities Attributes (4.306), Infrastructure Services (3.330), Utility Attributes (2.890), Social Attributes (2.126) and Waste Disposal Factor (2.066). The need to adequately and holistically consider these variables in the provision of rental housing in the State were recommended for policy makers and rental housing providers in the State