The Government of Armenia has approved a bill to simplify the assignment of addresses to real estate properties and create a unified electronic database. To this end, amendments are proposed to the Law “On State Registration of Rights to Property”. In particular, discrepancies in the addresses of already registered real estate will be permitted to be corrected not only upon citizens' requests, but also on the initiative of the state real estate cadastre jointly with authorized bodies. This will not entail any additional costs for property owners.
The document also provides for the reduction of administrative procedures and the clarification of the powers of state agencies and local self-government bodies. As reported by Suren Tovmasyan, Head of the Cadastre Committee of Armenia, the centralized database will become a single source of address data for all service providers. Information in it is to be updated in real time so that changes are automatically reflected across all connected information systems. For instance, when a street is renamed, the new address will be promptly transmitted to the relevant services.
It is planned to publish updated information immediately on the National Geoportal of Armenia. However, full operation of the system will require the adoption of additional legislative norms to establish its legal status and mandate the use of the centralized database. In this way, the authorities expect to eliminate discrepancies in address data and streamline interaction between citizens, public authorities, and service providers.