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How to I tag an abandoned building?

I was planning to add buildings in a small residential area when I spotted an abandoned building that advertises the services of a doctor (who supposedly passed away years ago). How do I tag it, other than the mandatory building=yes?

building abandoned

asked 01 Oct '10, 14:50

ianlopez1115
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edited 06 Oct '10, 00:11

TomH ♦♦
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One Answer:

4	You could use building=abandoned or building=disused, whatever fits more (probably the first one makes more sense). These are not very common tags, but have already 27 and 9 usages according to tagstat. answered 01 Oct '10, 16:44 scai ♦ 33.3k●21●309●459 accept rate: 23%