Finally able to buy plot via lottery, question about possibility of losing it.

[dheckadon]

I finally, after years of playing, was able to purchase a small plot in Mist via the lottery. I won the lotto, somehow miraculously, there was no other bidder on the plot aside from me. I purchased the permit and renamed my lot and selected the house style, then the game logged out for AWM. Had to leave town today for a couple of weeks, so won't be playing the game. What's the most amount of time someone can be absent from the game and not lose your plot?

[Risvertasashi]

Estates Subject to Demolishing
Free company housing that has not been accessed by at least one member within forty-five days.
Private housing that has not been accessed by the owner within forty-five days.
Purchased plots of land upon which an estate has not been built within forty-five days.

* The count for days of inactivity will begin on the release of patch 3.1.

Steps Prior to Demolishing
Thirty days of inactivity
A notification indicating that the estate is being prepared for auto-demolition will appear in the Timers interface in the Duty tab of the Main Menu.

Thirty-five days of inactivity
An e-mail will be delivered to the registered e-mail addresses of all free company members, or the owner of a private estate, indicating the estate is being prepared for auto-demolition.

Forty-two days of inactivity
An e-mail will be delivered to the registered e-mail addresses of all free company members, or the owner of a private estate, indicating that the estate will be demolished automatically in three days.

Forty-five days of inactivity
The estate will be automatically demolished.

Full details:
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...3e7ccabefa9954

Note that logging in or teleporting to your home is not enough. You must fully enter it to reset the timer.
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[MistakeNot]

I finally, after years of playing, was able to purchase a small plot in Mist via the lottery. I won the lotto, somehow miraculously, there was no other bidder on the plot aside from me. I purchased the permit and renamed my lot and selected the house style, then the game logged out for AWM. Had to leave town today for a couple of weeks, so won't be playing the game. What's the most amount of time someone can be absent from the game and not lose your plot?

45 days. Entering your house is what resets the timer. Merely logging in or visiting the plot does not count, you have to actually enter the house.

[Frizze]

In the past there have been instances where entering the house didnt register. Best practice is to enter the house and interact with it. Use a summoning bell or something inside, maybe place a new furniture item. Something like that. Or at the very least, check your timers menu and make sure the timer has been reset. But yes, 45 days when the timer isnt paused.

[dheckadon]

Thanks so much! It's only going to be 2 weeks so I should be ok.

[dheckadon]

Thank you! Good to know I have to actually enter the house.

[dheckadon]

Got it, thank you!