Moderation:Rules/Rules of Newcomers' Plots

A subsidiary rule to prevent abuse of newcomers' plots, and to simplify regional rules implementing regulations on newcomers' plots.

1. Designation of Newcomers' Plots

1. The server owner may designate any protection areas as newcomers' plots by order in the Gazette and may cancel such a designation in the same way at any time.
2. When designating a newcomers' plot, the server owner shall, optionally refer to one of the predefined conditions in Schedule 1 (in which case future amendments automatically apply) -
   1. Specify how a plot would be considered unoccupied or unfinished; and
   2. If any of the above conditions (and hence, related subsections) do not apply to the plot, specify which does not.
3. The server owner may grant and revoke other players the right to designate newcomers' plots.
4. Before leasing a newcomer's plot, a sign must be set up to indicate that the to-be-sold area is a newcomer's plot.
5. Tenancies are transferable, in which case the new tenant has the right to use the plot as if they rent it directly from the landlord.
6. For leased plots, unless for maintenance, the landlord shall not build on a plot or destroy builds on a plot.
7. In this subsidiary rule, the landlord is the player who built the plot, and the tenant is the player who rented it from the landlord.

2. Taking back unused plots

1. A leased newcomer's plot can be handled under subsection (3) by a moderator if -
   1. It has been unoccupied for 14 consecutive days; or
   2. Builds on the plot are unfinished, and the tenant (and every co-tenant) hasn't been online for 30 days.
2. Before taking action according to subsection (1) -
   1. If to be done according to subsection (1)(a), a warning email shall be sent to the tenant at least 7 days before taking action; or
   2. If to be done according to subsection (1)(b), a notification and a warning email shall be sent to the tenant at least 14 and 7 days respectively before taking action.
3. For a plot satisfying subsection (1), -
   1. If buildings on the plot would look nice after finishing it, moderators (or any player designated by moderators) should assume control over the plot and finish builds on it;
   2. Otherwise -
      1. The plot shall be transferred back to the landlord;
      2. The amount the landlord leased the plot for shall be returned to them; and
      3. Any properties on the plot shall be returned to the tenant.
4. When taking action on a plot, a mail should be sent to inform the tenant (and any co-tenants, if any) about the action.
5. Moderators have the discretion to postpone taking action on plots.

Schedule 1. Predefined conditions

Schedule 1a. For free-to-build plots

Unoccupied

A plot -

1. Not having any meaningful constructions (excluding chests, illuminations, signs, flooring, and other miscellaneous constructions); and
2. If next to another plot rented by the same tenant, when considering them as a whole, not critical in the overall design.

Unfinished

A plot, of which constructions -

1. Cannot serve its apparent purpose; and
2. Is not aesthetically appealing.

Schedule 1b. For pre-built plots

Unoccupied

A plot, in comparison to its original form, does not have any meaningful construction for living inside the plot.

Unfinished

This condition, and related subsections, do not apply.