Quote Originally Posted by Enkidoh View Post
Again, just 'being' inside a house doesn't stop the automatic demolition - you/the home owner have to make use of house functions like summoning a retainer or moving furniture around. Just standing in it chatting on a linkshell does not stop the demolition timer. Many players have been caught out by this, and I'm pretty sure SE would look at this and make the same conclusion. "Working as Intended" I'm afraid.
Just being inside a house should and usually does prevent the demolition timer from ticking down. I know that from experience, having a character house without anything interactive in it and where I haven't changed decoration for several months at a time.
Now, it is entirely possible that there is a bug such that sometimes you actually need to interact with something inside to reset the demolition timer, but it is certainly not commonplace.