(in regards to vacant and "unused" houses.)

I can see both sides to this. For people that would truly cherish the use of a house, this can be a slap in the face. However, it IS completely within the owners rights to use it or decorate it as little or as much as they want. As someone who uses his house amap, I cant imagine why someone couldn't furnish it, and why they wouldn't want to. Like others have said, the NPC furniture is cheap, and getting enough gil to furnish any house shouldn't take but minutes, regardless of quality of furnishings. I agree with the sentiment, but people should have 100% discretion on the use of their house, not their neighbors.