Housing

               ==Buying a House==
An overview of buying, owning, and relinquishing each type of housing is covered here, rather than every detail about each type. This is because both types have seen numerous changes over the years and the details and options for both types grew exponentially. If you want more details about each type (Standard or Prestige) click on the links in this article at any time.

To buy a house in a city of good or evil alignment, the player must be a [[Citizenship Timeline|citizen]] in a city of the same alignment. Because it is now possible for each character to own multiple houses, it is ''not'' necessary to switch citizenship if the houses you buy share that character's alignment. In other words, a citizen of Gorowyn can own one (or more) in that city as well as Neriak and Freeport. 

In order to buy any house, you need to travel to the entrance and right click on the door or, in the case of Prestige housing, a column shown on the page about that housing type that acts like a door. Before you buy any house, you can tour it to get a sense of the floorplan and the other details that might interest you, like any windows it may have or what (if any) access to an outdoor area it may have.

'''Every character you create can "buy" a house for free'''<br> 
The quest [[First Time Buyer]] directs you to the door of a small (2 room) house and it gives you some starter furniture as a reward. The upkeep for it is a mere  {{Coin|||5|}} per week when (and if) you choose to pay it. Details on upkeep and how to get additional quests for small houses is covered in the [[Standard Housing]] article.

===Buying a [[Standard Housing|Standard House]]===
:''See also: [[Housing: Availability by City]]'' 
Some housing is available for purchase in two versions: one with a pure coin cost and one with a mixed coin/status cost. For example, an apartment in [[Irontoe's East]] has two price options:

*Non-status version: {{Coin||24}} to buy + {{Coin||1}} per week in upkeep.
*Status version: {{Coin||14|||22,000}} to buy + {{Coin|||60||3,000}} per week in upkeep.

The weekly status cost for the status version of this housing can be reduced further if you buy or quest for  [[:Category:Items_with_Rent_Status_Reduction|furniture]] and house items.

*The walls and flooring in Freeport and Qeynos houses can be changed after you purchase them by clicking on the walls and floors; Examples can be found on the [[Standard Housing]] page.

'''Standard Housing Upkeep'''

All standard houses require the payment of weekly (real-time) upkeep. This is normally a fraction of the cost of the house. Up to 12 weeks can be paid in advance. Upkeep can consist of standard coin currency (gold, silver, etc.) only or coin and [[status points]].

Failing to pay upkeep has two effects. 
#No one, including your character, will be able to enter the house.
#Items in [[Sales Display|sales displays]] will no longer list your address on the broker because shoppers can not enter it. 

You never have to pay "back rent" if you miss an upkeep payment. Once upkeep is paid you will have access to the house again. Once you own a house it will belong to that character unless you Relinquish it. Houses do not depreciate or vanish over time like they did in Star Wars Galaxies.

===Buying a [[Prestige Housing|Prestige House]]=== 
#You must have a deed in your inventory.
#You will right click on the deed to redeem (or activate) access to the house before you can buy it.
#You must go to a portal location in South Freeport or South Qeynos to buy the house and locate it on a list. It will have the same name that was on the deed (eg. Everfrost Summer Home). 

How to get a deed:
*If you complete daily tasks listed in you quest journal and earn [[Loyalty Point Token]]s you can buy prestige homes from [[Noble Tark Validus]].
*If you bought a Collector's Edition of EQ2, attended Fan Faire, or you qualify for a veteran's reward, you must type /claim to open the Veteran's Reward interface and choose to claim a deed so it will appear in your character's inventory. 
*If you have a loot card for a Tax-Free House and you have redeemed it in the [[Legends of Norrath| Legends of Norrath]] interface, you must type /claim so it will appear in your inventory.
*If you purchased a prestige house using Daybreak Cash from [[Marketplace]], the deed will be in your character's inventory.

For a list of available styles on this wiki, see [[Prestige Housing]]. You can also check the [[Marketplace]] while you are logged into the game, since new ones are often added. In some cases, new housing of this type might be released when there is a holiday event, like [[Frostfell]] or [[Nights of the Dead]].
[[File:Character_Window_Housing_Detail.png|thumb|254px|Press C and clicking on the housing tab to see homes your character owns. Highlighted here: one of three houses with an altered name for this demo.  ]]