Player Owned Housing

Player owned housing, more commonly known as (POH) is a series of server ran plots located in city locations, which players can rent and purchase for one time and continous fees. When a plot is purchased the new owner is given the rights to construct and destroy anything within their plot, thus creating a house/building or other creation.

Plot System
To begin with, players will find the step onto the property ladder daunting, as prices are usually way out of the players initial budget. Players will work from humble beginnings to great plots with benefits, allowing them far more expansion for creation every time. Players begin with renting a "tool shed" giving them lease over a very small starting point, and then can move onto standard plots, donation plots or special desirable plots which come with massive price tags, but their own personal land with no neighbours.

Tool Sheds


Players can begin renting a Tool Shed, which is a very small building that they will never own. A daily fee is paid to the server, withdrawn every 24 hours, or paid in advance, giving players access too a protected shed which they can store up to one full chest of items. Each tool shed

also has a crafting table and a furnace to use, allowing players to have somewhere to work to gain money or build some early things for their own, future house.

Standard Plots
When the player has aquired the correct sum of money, they can rent a standard plot. The rent price is significantly higher than that of a shed, but the benefits are hugely increased.



Standard plots are 15x15 blocks in size, and are marked by a pre-defined basement, showing the players the limit of how deep they can build. All plots can extend to the height limit. Most players will begin by constructing a floor over the basement, and steps down into it. From there the sky (and your imagination) is the limit.

Standard Plots are not, however, protected from taxation or the risk of repossession.

Players are not allows to run shops from standard plots, and must purchase empty shops in other locations, which are hugely expensive for their size and location.

Donation and Paid Plots.
Donation and Paid Plots are availible through the currency shop, BuyCraft on the official website. These allow the player to pay a one-time fee for a plot that is at least four times the size of a standard plot, or purchase a plot that is around eight times larger than the standard plot. They also come with deeper basements, closer to the exit portals and are in more visible, desireable locations. In addition to being free from Taxation and Liability fees, the player has the choice to turn the plot into a commercial development, designing, constructing and running their own Player Owned Shop from the plot. It can always be turned back into a residential plot later, or it could even be both. Players running shops from their plots are liable for commercial taxes, taken directly from their in-game bank accounts, however these are tiny compared to fees incurred by pre-fabricated shops that non-donators must use to run commercial businessess.

Relocation
Should a player decide they wish to move plot, or upgrade the size of their building plot, their creations will be saved and moved to their new plot, when payment has been processed and completed. The server does not take responsibility for loss of items saved in chests or other storage devices, so players should take extra care to secure their posessions BEFORE moving.

Reposession
Standard Plots which are liable to rent fees are also liable to reposession. If a player is late, or unable to pay their rent fees, then the plot is reposessed, removing the previous owners construction rights. A property is held for a maximum of 4 days (without an extension- see City Services) and after this period, is subject to removal at the earliest convienence of the server, and the plot re-sold to another player.

Constructing On Plots
When a plot is officially in the players name, they are free to construct on it as much or as little as they like. To obtain the resources to do this, players can purchase some basic materials from the POH shop, which you pass through when teleporting to the Player Owned Housing section of a city. Most materials are gained through open-world resource gathering, trading with players, purchasing from Player Owned Shops, or buying special packages in the BuyCraft section of the POH Shop.

Players are not given any form of flight when constructing, and are liable to death when building via normal damaging means, and as such should take care when building. It is recommended a player build a wall around their property first, and give it the necessary protection to stop players from wandering in.

Taxation and Extra Fees
Most plots are liable for some extra fee payment in some way, dependant on what you do or don't do.

Rule Breaking or Cheating
Standard Plots are liable to checks from time to time, for contraband and illegial items (TNT and greifing tools etc) which will be removed, and the player served with a notice to pay a fee for said items, or risk Reposession.

Commercial Use
This also extends to using a standard Player-Owned-Housing spot for any commercial use. Small trades between players are not prohibited, but running a shop from the location is.

Residential Liabilities
Certain types of residential properties may be liable for a small fee payment. The rules are very lenient as to what a Player Owned Housing plot can be used for, however you may be served with a notice if you are conducting any of the following: The practise and use of this list is by no means prohibited, but is liable to small fees, usually an additonal 10% rent factored into to the standard payment.
 * Running Games of any kind (Spleef arenas, races and gambling etc)
 * Excessive use of Noteblocks-- This will be asessed if you have any in your plot.
 * Creating Waterslides or Rollercoasters.

Commercial Liabilities
Commercial properties, or half-commercial properties must pay a fee (as shown in the City Services Building of the respective city where the property is located. The fee is paid as often as required by the city, which grants the player their commercial lisence to sell goods and run services from their property. Players do not need to obtain a lisence straight away to begin trading- the server will automatically contact you and deal with the necessary things. The player need only begin running a shop.