First off, I'm in charge of the PGoH Housing Authority, since I paid/traded for almost every house we now have, 'Kay? Secondly, All Guardians were told In character that the houses were given and furnished free of charge so long as they agreed to the following terms.
1. You either let our designer have use of the house, or you follow our guidelines of Wood/Plaster, and Grey Stone walls.
2. You will remain with your house sign as the PGoH House Sign.
3. You will proudly display the banner of the Empire provided you by the housing authority.
4. You will return the house at no charge to the Empire should you ever leave its service.
Numbers one and four were both violated by Miss Sky, and these actions are illegal. Since all houseowners including Miss Sky agreed to this contract, there is no need for confirmation from the codex, as contracts can exist outside of them. I hope this clears this up. If you continue to try and extort us, as Senator of Commerce I will have no recourse other than to suggest to the Emperor and Empress that you be labeled as turncoats and traitors, which as you know IS a crime against the codex. Since these houses were purchased with my funds, which were given to PGoH, which then became PGoH funds, the houses were technically the property of the Empire, meaning you have indeed broken the codex. If you do not comply with the return of the Empires property, you will be accused of breaking the codex as pertains to Article V, Section 6, Paragraphs iii and iv. I quote the specifics of those being broken in their entirety here.
Article V - State, Section 6 - Criminal Acts, Paragraph iii
Paragraph iii
Deceitful crimes attack at the fabric of the family and Empire itself which amplify the behavioral pattern of the citizen Outside realm [Real World] These cannot be rectified in game and thus are attacks far reaching than the realm itself. Punishable by death and/or banishment from the Empire.
2. Treason; To undermine Imperial Programs for the benefit of external forces and/or to supply external forces with private information sensitive to the Empire -As you are no longer members of the Empire, keeping our homes is supplying external forces by undermining imperial programs. Guilty.
3. Embezzlement; To misuse Imperial resources or appropriations for personal wealth or gain As the money for these homes came out of the Imperial Treasury, and you are attempting to extort us with them, you are misusing Imperial Appropriations for Personal Wealth or Gain. Guilty.
Paragraph iv
Covetous Crimes are behavioral crimes that can be rectified through discipline inside the realm and always are based on the illegal acquisition and the eventual return of assets. Possession is ones ownership in terms of on person or within area of domain. Domain is area of personal ownership in terms of property or relationship to. Punishable by fine or imprisonment, reoccurring incident could receive banishment.
2. Grand Larceny; To take items of more than 10,000 gold value in act of Thievery As the house's base value is well over half a million gold, not to mention what was spent to acquire it, you are guilty of this as well.
I will be making my suggestion that you all be charged with these crimes unless you comply with whatever deals the Emperor and Empress have set forth.