This study identified the major tenure systems wilh the corresponding property righls and Ihernrelationship behveen lenure and housing development. It also examines the extent to which factorsrnlike tenure type. tenure security local ion of the area, households income, land/housing/ policy,rnland/housing administration and management affecltenants in developing Iheir piece of land/houses.rnA sample of 302 households from three selected kebeles in Addis Ketema Sub City, werernselected randomly. These households were divided into public, private and informal tenure types. Tornconduct the study survey queslionnaire, key informant interview, field observation and photographyrnwere used.rnThe result indicaled that different kinds of land/housing lenure system such as freehold,rnleasehold, cooperatives, condominium, public rental and informal coexisted in Addis Ketema. Thernexisting tenure differences had its own effect on the types of rights, level of security and housingrndevelopment. Concerning property rights, there is a problem of clarity and lack of law enforcement.rnThere is a considerable degree of insecurity on the private owner and public rental tenants, and arnhigh degree of insecurity on the informal tenants side. Due to this, private owners and public renlalrntenants were involved on developmental activities to improve their house. However, informal tenantsrnwere reluctant to develop their house. Those houses under Ihe possession of private owners are in arngood condition, while majorily of publicly owned rental houses are to the contrary. The availabilityrnof basic utilities was in a beller condition for private owners. However, a significant number ofrnpublic rentals do not have tap water and kitchen. The informal lenants reside in shanty houses andrnhave no basic utilities like water and toilet of their own.rnA significant number of private owner and public rental tenants confirmed the existence ofrncorruption, employee's capacity problem and prejudice in the adjudication process.rnTherefore, the study advocates for promulgation and application of comprehensive land andrnhousing tenure policies. Design and implement a flexible tenure types. Introduce and implementrncadastre and promulgate a clear and fair real properly rights for all houses and land tenures.rnImprove the housing condilions and availability of basic infrastructures and utilities by workingrntogether with the community, NGOs and private developers. Design a clear and feasible duties andrnresponsibililiesfor city, sub city and kebele land and housing administrators and managers. Conductrncapacity-building programs for employees of land and housing managers and administrators a/ thernsub city and kebele level.