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 *