I just had the same issue with my FC. My boyfriend and I started the FC with a group of friends. Most of them play WoW, and ended up quitting FFXIV. I had to take a month off because I couldn't afford my subscription fee, and I returned to find that some stranger we had invited a long time ago now own my FC. I understand the desire to want to keep FCs active so there aren't inactive groups taking up plots of land and whatnot, but 35 days is WAY too short. I literally just couldn't afford the $12 that month. Sometimes life happens. So to have all of my hard work handed to someone else is really frustrating.