Quote Originally Posted by TaranTatsuuchi View Post
I recall the devs outright stating they didn't like the idea of having to pay upkeep for housing, or systems that removed it due to lack of use...

But, their decisions lead to those same systems being necessary.
That is correct.
They kept making promises about how they weren't going to have house removal and the likes and yet here we are, just as you said, because of their decision to half ass the housing system, we are now punished for it. It only necessary because they screwed up badly.