This study examined effectiveness of urban land management practices and challenges in AddisrnAbaba City Administration using Yeka Sub-City as a case study. The study design wasrndescriptive case study. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources. Primary datarnwas obtained through questionnaire from 138 selected respondents using simple randomrnsampling technique, and through interviews from key respondents. The key respondentswerernselected using non-probability purposive sampling technique. Secondary data involved reviewingrnrelevant published and unpublished reports, procedural manuals and other relevant documents.rnData collected through survey questionnaire was entered in to SPSS for statistical analysis, andrndata collected through interviews were analyzed using narrative description method. This studyrnfound that the existing land management and development office Yeka sub city are characterizedrnby a lack of adequate capacity interms professional workers and advanced technologies andrninfra-structures. It also identified several challenges including, lack of complete inventory ofrnland, , poor coordination among stakeholders, lack of aducate capacity interms workers andrnequipments, poor or un scientific land use plan, lack well organized land information,poorrnrecording and controlling mechanisms of land resource,lack of clearly defined legal frameworkrnto control illegal settlement. The study recommends improving capacity of the land management;rnand clearly defining role, mandate, and coordination of offices involved in the land managementrnprocess and scientifically designed land management system.