Quote Originally Posted by Lelila38 View Post
Nothing confirmed yet (at least to my knowledge), but it is believed that the auto demolish will be reinstated with patch 4.2.
It has been confirmed, actually. SE made a lodestone post about it, a few weeks ago: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...5345f2bf4a16ef

It'll be reinstated in 4.2, with the timer continuing where it left off, unless the player has entered their house during the suspension period.