| Abstract: | This research aimed to examine the accomplishments and challenges of house rent inflation and
its effects in the Kolfe Keraniyo Sub City. Data collection involved questionnaires and interviews
structured from existing literature. Out of 300 distributed questionnaires, 292 were completed
and returned, achieving a 90 percent response rate. Interviews were conducted with private
leasers, leases, local brokers, and government officers in the respective woredas of Kolfe
Keraniyo Sub City. The mixed methods approach was used for data analysis, with samples
selected via non-probability sampling. The study utilized a descriptive research design. Findings
indicate that rent inflation significantly impacts lower-income families, students, and people with
disabilities, hindering their access to housing in the surveyed woredas. These challenges affect
their ability to make self-directed improvements. Recommendations include government-led
awareness campaigns targeting lessors at the woreda level and empowering woreda
administrations to maintain a database of private lessors to monitor and mitigate discrimination
agains low-income families and individual with disabilities. |
