Game Help: House Sales

    Home sales are very similar to lot sales and if the time comes in which
    you decide to sell your house, you can use the HOUSE SELL command. This
    must be done from the entry location of the home and will list the house
    as up for sale.

    These same commands also govern shops, which are bought, sold, rented,
    and transferred identically to homes - use whichever of HOUSE,
    HOME, or PROPERTY comes naturally to you (e.g. PROPERTY
    TRANSFER <player> works exactly like HOUSE TRANSFER <player>).
    Civic buildings (banks, estate agents, and similar city infrastructure)
    and chartered buildings (clanhouses, guildhouses) are never privately
    bought, sold, rented, or transferred through these commands - those
    remain the settlement's or organisation's own property.

    Selling Your Home
    By default, the home will be listed for sale at the price it was last
    purchased for, however you can use the command HOUSE PRICE <cost>
    to change the sale price. This command can be issued whether the home is
    for sale or not, so one could theoretically increase the value of their
    house prior to even listing it for sale. You may also set the price
    directly when listing by using HOUSE SELL <price>. Note, a house
    listed for a price of 0 cannot be purchased by someone attempting to use
    the HOUSE BUY command.

    Buying a Home
    Homes for sale can be purchased at an Estate Agent using the BUY
    command, or directly from the entryway of the home using HOUSE BUY.
    A house sales tax may be applied by the settlement, deducted from the
    sale price before the seller receives their coins.

    Renting Out Your Home
    As a home owner, you can list your property for rent to other players.
    Stand in the entryway and use HOUSE RENT <price> to set a monthly
    rental price. Use HOUSE RENT 0 to make the rent free if the unit is
    currently occupied, or to unlist it if it's vacant. Use HOUSE RENT
    with no arguments to view the current rental status, tenant, and any
    missed payments. Changing the price always notifies the current
    tenant, and HOUSE RENT LOG reviews the property's full rental
    history (payments, misses, evictions, price changes).

    Rent is collected automatically at the start of each Mystavarian month
    from the tenant's local bank account. If the tenant cannot pay, a
    strike is recorded instead of an automatic eviction - see HOUSE
    EVICT and HOUSE RENT FORGIVE below, and RENTALS to review
    every rental you own at a glance. A rental income tax may be applied
    by the settlement, deducted from the rent before you receive your
    share.

    Evicting a Tenant
    Use HOUSE EVICT, either standing at the property or from anywhere
    in the territory/zone with HOUSE EVICT <alias> (useful if you can't
    physically reach a tenant-occupied entry), to serve the current
    tenant notice of eviction. They have 3 full months to remove their
    belongings and are reminded at each new month, whether or not they're
    online; the eviction is carried out at the first new month after that.
    Until then the tenancy carries on as normal, rent included, and
    HOUSE EVICT (<alias>) CANCEL withdraws the notice at any time.
    The tenant may also leave early with HOUSE LEAVE.

    Eviction is a deliberate choice on your part, not an automatic "cycle
    it back onto the market" action - the listing comes down once the
    tenant is gone, and you'll need to use HOUSE RENT <price> again
    if and when you want a new one. Add WIPE (e.g. HOUSE EVICT
    WIPE or HOUSE EVICT <alias> WIPE) to also have the lock and
    every key ever cut for it destroyed when the eviction is carried out,
    for a fee paid to the local locksmith at that time (if you can't
    cover it then, the lock is left as it is) - otherwise only the
    evicted tenant's own key(s) are retrieved and returned to you. If a
    tenant falls behind but you'd rather not evict them, HOUSE RENT
    FORGIVE (<alias>) wipes their accumulated strikes with no payment
    required.

    A city-owned property works the same way for that settlement's Crown,
    Consul, or Patron - including HOUSE RENT <price> to set or change
    its rent, and HOUSE SELL/PRICE/UNLIST for a sale listing.
    CITY RENTALS additionally lets Crown/Consul/Patron manage every
    city-owned rental in the settlement remotely, without needing to
    stand at each one.

    Renting a Home
    To rent a home listed for rent, visit an Estate Agent and use the
    RENT <alias> command, or stand in the entryway and use HOUSE RENT.
    Your first month's rent will be taken immediately from your local bank
    account. Subsequent months are collected automatically. If you ever
    want out, HOUSE LEAVE ends your own tenancy at any time, no
    penalty.

    Unlist Your Home
    If you no longer wish to sell your home, simply stand in the entryway and
    issue the command HOUSE UNLIST to remove it from being listed for sale.
    Should you wish to relist it, you may use HOUSE SELL again.

    Transferring Ownership
    It is possible to transfer ownership of a home or shop to another. To do
    so, you must stand in the entry and issue the command PROPERTY TRANSFER
    <new owner> (or HOUSE TRANSFER <new owner> - both work identically).
    Do note, this will be subject to certain restrictions if the property is
    within the boundaries of an established settlement. It will not be
    possible to transfer a property to someone who has been declared an
    enemy of the settlement, and some settlements may not even allow
    transfers to non-citizens at all - the recipient is held to the same
    standard as anyone buying the property fresh from the settlement.

    Shop Types and Renovation
    Every shop has a type that decides what it may sell, such as an
    Alchemist (herbs, poisons, potions and vials) or an Armoury (weapons,
    armour and shields); a General Store may sell anything. SHOP
    TYPES lists them all. A shop's owner, but never its renter, may
    change its type with SHOP RENOVATE <type>, or pick a particular
    style of shop with SHOP RENOVATE <building key> (see BUILDINGS
    SHOPS). The settlement's builders remake every room of the shop to
    suit, replacing their names and descriptions, for a flat fee. Stock
    the new type can't sell stays in the stockroom, but is no longer for
    sale. Some shops, such as those in hometowns, have a type set by the
    gods and can't be renovated.

    Syntax:
      HOUSE SELL (<price>)      - List your home for sale (optionally set price)
      HOUSE PRICE <cost>        - Set or change the sale price
      HOUSE BUY                 - Purchase a home you are standing in
      HOUSE UNLIST              - Remove your home from sale listings
      HOUSE RENT <price>        - List your home for rent, or set the price (owner)
      HOUSE RENT 0              - Make rent free (occupied) or unlist (vacant) (owner)
      HOUSE RENT                - Rent a listed property / view status
      HOUSE RENT LOG            - Review this property's rental history (owner/tenant)
      HOUSE RENT PAY <amount/ALL> - Pay rent owed on the property you rent, from
                                    coins carried, from any room of it (tenant),
                                    or up to a month's rent ahead so next month's
                                    bill is already covered.
                                    Each full month's rent paid removes a strike.
                                    Rent is otherwise drafted from your bank
                                    account (see BANK AUTODRAFT)
      HOUSE EVICT (<alias>) (WIPE) - Serve the tenant notice of eviction, optionally from afar (owner)
      HOUSE EVICT (<alias>) CANCEL - Withdraw an eviction notice (owner)
      HOUSE RENT FORGIVE (<alias>) - Wipe rent strikes and rent owed, optionally from afar (owner)
      HOUSE LEAVE               - End your own tenancy, no penalty (tenant)
      RENTALS                   - Review every rental property you own at a glance
      PROPERTY TRANSFER <player> - Transfer ownership to another player (also: HOUSE TRANSFER)
      HOUSE TAX                 - Property tax on the property you're inside
                                    (owner: full detail; tenant: whether it's
                                    at risk of foreclosure)
      HOUSE TAX ALL             - Property tax owed on every building you own,
                                    in every settlement
      HOUSE TAX PAY <amount/ALL> - Pay the tax owed on the property you're
                                    standing in (any room of it), from coins carried
      RENT <alias>              - Rent a property at an Estate Agent
      SHOP TYPES                - What each type of shop may sell
      SHOP RENOVATE (<type>)    - Change your shop's type (owner, flat fee)
      HOUSE SELLTO <citizens/residents/allies/neutral/unenemied/all/none>
                                    - Set who may buy this house (owner capped
                                      to citizens/residents; settlement Patron
                                      or admin may open it further)
      HOUSE RENTTO <citizens/residents/natives/allies/neutral/unenemied/all/none>
                                    - Set who may rent this house (owner capped
                                      to citizens/residents/natives; settlement
                                      Patron or admin may open it further)