Housing Roulette was an absolute trash idea.

[Dhalya]

Pretty sure they used to be more expensive and then people complained.

Also, demo is back on so anyone who did just buy a house and dip will lose it shortly. I expect a wave of abandoned plots to erupt within the next couple weeks or so ngl.

I truly hope so, however only those, that truly quit for 1.5month or more will be demolished. I believe many people have active sub and hold their houses because giving them up is a waste.
Can't find newest info about how much gil you get back for relinquishing the land willingly, but probably 0% (or best case 80% from plot,0% from permit).
If it at least fully covered the costs, some people might give it up after they realize they dont use it at all.

[MrJPtheAssassin]

I truly hope so, however only those, that truly quit for 1.5month or more will be demolished. I believe many people have active sub and hold their houses because giving them up is a waste.
Can't find newest info about how much gil you get back for relinquishing the land willingly, but probably 0% (or best case 80% from plot,0% from permit).
If it at least fully covered the costs, some people might give it up after they realize they dont use it at all.

I believe you get around 80% back of the plot's cost if you let it get demo. What doesn't make sense to me is I believe you get nothing back if you relinquish the house yourself. You would think they would reward you for giving up the house willingly but nope the only way to get your investment back is to let the auto demo take the house. I could be wrong ofc since I haven't relinquished a house since SB but back in SB they didn't give you back anything. If that has changed then that's a good thing at least.

[LianaThorne]

I believe you get around 80% back of the plot's cost if you let it get demo. What doesn't make sense to me is I believe you get nothing back if you relinquish the house yourself. You would think they would reward you for giving up the house willingly but nope the only way to get your investment back is to let the auto demo take the house. I could be wrong ofc since I haven't relinquished a house since SB but back in SB they didn't give you back anything. If that has changed then that's a good thing at least.

Correct outside of transferring to new servers. If you relinquish your plot you get full plot price back + extra for lost furniture. They reward you for moving to help populate.

Moved my alt off Zurvan today to Marilith and was reimbursed the full price of my mansion + extra.

[Pablomaldito]

Correct outside of transferring to new servers. If you relinquish your plot you get full plot price back + extra for lost furniture. They reward you for moving to help populate.

Except DO NOT actually relinquish your plot or vacate your apartment before transferring. Keep them in your posession, and when you relocate, they will automatically be demolished/vacated, and you will receive your compensation. If you relinquish before transferring, then the transfer process will see nothing to compensate you for.

[MrJPtheAssassin]

Correct outside of transferring to new servers. If you relinquish your plot you get full plot price back + extra for lost furniture. They reward you for moving to help populate.

Moved my alt off Zurvan today to Marilith and was reimbursed the full price of my mansion + extra.

tbh I didn't even know that. I thought demo was the only way to get most of your money back. Mmm, I have a lot to think about now bc my raid leader wants me to move to cactuar and join their FC. I have been very hesitant bc of my large. Even tho I hate where my large is at and want to move to an med or lrg somewhere else, I didn't want to just give it up and lose all the gil I put into it. Edit: Oh wait does it have to be a new server? If so I guess I'm still stunk on jenova XD nvm

[Seraphor]

I believe you get around 80% back of the plot's cost if you let it get demo. What doesn't make sense to me is I believe you get nothing back if you relinquish the house yourself. You would think they would reward you for giving up the house willingly but nope the only way to get your investment back is to let the auto demo take the house. I could be wrong ofc since I haven't relinquished a house since SB but back in SB they didn't give you back anything. If that has changed then that's a good thing at least.

I suppose the logic is that you chose to relinquish your house, and therefore chose to give up that asset. Being a Gil sink and all, housing is meant to take all of your money.
However if your house gets auto-demolished, that could be an event outside of your control. It's literally an automatic process. So to lose all your money for something you didn't decide to do could be considered unfair.

It's not that 'relinquishing a house doesn't fully reimburse you', because it's not meant to. It's that the safety net of auto-demolition serves as a financial loop-hole to those who want a reimbursement.
In SE's fantasy land where everyone is honest and selfless and paragons of discretion, (the very same world where they thought people would willingly hand over gil for houses they mistakenly got for free when The Empyreum came out with it's "ticket 0" bug) then of course if you're looking to get rid of your house you would simply take the loss, and not try to take advantage of said loophole.