Population Reports' Q&As

Meeting the Urban Challenge

The Urban Poor

What is security of tenure?

Security of tenure is the right of legal access to and use of the land and buildings that residents occupy. In developing countries, slum residents usually lack security of tenure. Each year several million urban dwellers are forcibly evicted from their homes (132).

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