Investigating defiant attitudes in keeping lease agreement obligations in private rental housing market in Nigeria
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature and dimension of non compliance (defiance) with lease agreement obligations in private rental housing market between managers (agents/private rental housing providers or landlords) and end users (tenants rental housing consumers) with a view to identifying challenges in rental housing lease administration in Nigeria emerging rental market. Design/methodology/approach The quantitative data collected from practicing estate surveyor and valuers (statutorily registered agents) who manage private rental housing in their portfolios on behalf of owners and tenants, who occupy rental housing within Lagos state (the largest property market in Nigeria and West Africa) Using a theoretical model in the context of five lease agreement obligations, data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (one sample t test, independent t test and correlation) Findings While economic circumstances (economic factors) are considere.