Title: Management of police rented housing in Ghana

Authors: Maxwell Kwotua Petio

Addresses: Development Office, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, P.O. Box 767, Bolgatanga, Ghana

Abstract: The Ghana Police Service is faced with acute housing challenge compelling the service to resort to rental accommodation from private landlords. Unfortunately, the quality of these police rented houses, especially in terms of maintenance, is generally not good and thus leaving the premises in deplorable conditions not guaranteeing the well-being of the police occupants.

Keywords: Ghana Police Service; tenancy agreements; police housing; rental housing; building maintenance; property management; asset management; occupancy rates; rented accommodation; private landlords; housing problems; private sector rentals; renting; housing management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEAM.2014.066149

International Journal of the Built Environment and Asset Management, 2014 Vol.1 No.3, pp.221 - 235

Received: 03 Jun 2014
Accepted: 12 Jul 2014

Published online: 20 Dec 2014 *

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