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Errata 11: RETS dtd 'orphans' the ownership element
ERRATA: RETS dtd 'orphans' the ownership element
From: Michael DelGaudio michael.delgaudio@mris.net
Date: Friday, June 7, 2002 1:24:32 PM
ERRATA: RETS dtd 'orphans' the ownership element.
Reporter: michael.delgaudio@mris.net
RETS Version: 1.0.0
RETS Document: Real Estate Data Transaction DTD (PDF and Text Versions)
Location(s): DTD
Description:
The current RETS dtd does not properly place the ownership element within any other element structures. Due to this the element is orphaned, and can only be used as a root element. As the Ownership element is a simple text element and may not contain other elements -- it is rendered unusable. The Standard is silent on the intended use of this field.
Proposed Solution:
MRIS has, and is using, a revised DTD. It can be found here: .
We have interpreted ownership as follows and incorporated these changes into our current DTD:
Added missing element Ownership to ResidentialProperty, LotsAndLand, MultiFamily and TaxData. The implication being, if ownership appears in TaxData, it indicates the CURRENT ownership of the property and if present in the others, it indicates the offered ownership. I.e. It is offered for sale as a Fee-Simple property. Ownership was appended to the list, as a 0 or 1 optional element that may contain PCDATA.
The selection of this location is arbitrary, since what "ownership" means is not defined in the spec. Our interpretation - as noted above - suggested the location of the element.
This note also appears in our version of the DTD.
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