I wish the timer was 30 days. If you are not an active player, why take up housing that active players could be utilizing? Housing is not an infinite resource so it's necessary to keep inactive players from taking up some of the most valuable and popular content in the game.

SE is not responsible for concessions for the random players who have unforeseen circumstances. SE does have investment in it's player base as a whole and has this system for a reason. This is a "big picture" decision they've made rather than catering to individual entitlement.