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 ===== Types of sub addresses ===== ===== Types of sub addresses =====
  
-Extensible code list including:+The National Addressing System includes the following code list which is considered extensible, i.e. elements can be added to it as per demand:
  
   * Villa (as in a compounds, i.e. a walled development with controlled access and many individual housing units inside)   * Villa (as in a compounds, i.e. a walled development with controlled access and many individual housing units inside)
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   * Other   * Other
  
-===== Challenge ===== 
  
-The old addressing system that is in place today is used in some legal documents, such as tenancy contracts etc. Here way numbers, address unit numbers and sub addresses are included in the documents to identify the object under management.+===== Challenge when introducing new addressing system =====
  
-When the new addressing system is implemented, ways will be assigned new street names, address units may and in most cases will be renumbered. When this happens, the address information included in the legal documents and the addresses evident from signage in the streets and on the buildings will no longer correspond to each other.+The old addressing system that is in place today is in use in certain legal documents, including but not limited to tenancy contracts. In these documents, block numbers, way numbers, address unit numbers and sub addresses are included to help identify the locations and spaces.
  
-This problem must be dealt with.+When the new addressing system is implemented, ways will in all cases be assigned new street names, and address units may - and in most cases will - be assigned new numbers.
  
-===== Solution A (recommended) =====+When this happens, the address information included in the legal documents and the addresses evident from signage in the streets and on the buildings will no longer correspond to each other. 
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 +This problem must be dealt with in one of two ways, as described below. 
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 +==== Solution A (recommended) ====
  
 At the time of physical implementation of the national addressing system, the old address unit numbers and way number of each address unit will be recorded and added to the data. That way there will be a link between address units in the old system and address units in the new system. At the time of physical implementation of the national addressing system, the old address unit numbers and way number of each address unit will be recorded and added to the data. That way there will be a link between address units in the old system and address units in the new system.
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 Signage must correspond to specifications provided by the addressing organisation. Signage must correspond to specifications provided by the addressing organisation.
  
-===== Solution B =====+ 
 +==== Solution B ====
  
 This alternative is highly impractical and laborious and is not recommended. It is however a technical possibility and is included in this document for that purpose. This alternative is highly impractical and laborious and is not recommended. It is however a technical possibility and is included in this document for that purpose.
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