The struggle to keep pace with emerging trends in urbanisation across Nigeria cities has created a plethora of various housing conditions wherein the best, moderate and worst forms of housing coexist. Despite the continuous population growth in metropolitan Lagos concerning geometrical proportions, a dissimilarity exists between the provision of housing that can meet the demands of citizens and urban infrastructure. This has resulted in a massive housing shortage in the state. Lagos State accounts for about 5 million housing deficits representing 31% of the estimated national Housing deficit of 18 million.

Several studies maintained that decent and affordable housing constitutes the bedrock of livable urban communities but inadequate housing has remained a hydra-headed and intractable problem to human existence. Inadequacy,” in this Context has two dimensions. In one instance, A house(s) may not exist in the required or expected quality; this could be in terms of quality deficiency relating to location, the size and number of functional units, use of materials as well as their assemblage, state of physical fitness or the insecurity of the place. In such situations, Housing vacancy can be said not sufficient for its use or occupation as it will not match the quality requirements of the prospective occupants.