Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate tenant selection criteria adopted by the registered real estate firms and the relationship between the criteria and the firms#x2019; years of experience in property management practice, core areas of professional practice and size of the firms with a view to determining the important criteria required of prospective tenant(s) to secure a rental apartment in the developing property market of Metropolitan Ibadan.The study adopts a questionnaire survey. The instruments (Tenant Assessment Checklists) were administered on a sample of estate surveying and valuation firms (registered real estate firms). Data collected were analysed using discriptive statistics, factor analysis, cluster analysis and chi-square.