Assessment of Housing Quality in Urban Core of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Abstract

The study did a critical assessment of housing quality in the urban core of Ado-Ekiti, the State Capital of Ekiti State. Data for the work were collected from both primary and secondary sources. 300 questionnaires were distributed using random sampling technique for effective coverage of the entire urban core and 295 questionnaires were retrieved. Descriptive analysis method of data analysis was employed. The results from the study indicated that many of the building elements, such as roofs, doors, windows, walls, ceilings and floors were in deplorable conditions, the status of these elements make many of the buildings unqualified for human habitation. Therefore, the study recommends the need for building maintenance advocacy (BMA), the need for governmental policy for dilapidated/bad buildings to be renovated, sell or lease out, also, on the part of government there should be massive urban renewal and redevelopment within the urban core.

Keywords: Condition, deplorable-housing, housing- quality and housing-status.