# Resolve conflicting HuskHomes home limits across ranks

A player can inherit several home allowances through donor, staff and temporary groups. Changing the number in the main configuration may appear ineffective because an explicit numeric permission takes precedence. Check the effective allowance before touching any stored home.

## Before you change settings

Record the player’s normal groups, context and existing home count. Choose a test account with the same memberships and no operator status. Save the relevant permission-group definitions; the home database is not the setting being repaired.

## Follow the request through the plugin

1. Inspect effective permissions for the affected account using your permission manager. Look for every granted `huskhomes.max_homes.` numeric node, including inherited and contextual entries.
2. Compare the result with the installed HuskHomes configuration. The documented default selects the largest applicable allowance; enabling `general.stack_permission_limits` changes how numeric home limits combine.
3. Choose one deliberate policy: a total allowance for each rank, or additive allowances with stacking enabled. Remove only a redundant allowance grant after confirming other groups do not depend on it.
4. Test permission evaluation in the same world and server where the complaint occurred. Use a new harmless home name only if the test account has capacity; record whether the next home is permitted or refused.

## Confirm the intended result

The ordinary test account should receive the intended total, and its existing home list should remain intact. Repeat after reconnecting and after removing any temporary rank. A successful administrator test alone does not show that a member’s inherited limit is correct.

## If the test fails

An unexpected larger total usually means another applicable node remains or stacking is active. A smaller total can indicate a missing context or a negative permission. Changing limits is not a reason to delete homes that already exist above the new allowance.

Restore the saved permission definitions if access becomes inconsistent. Preserve the home records and ask support to inspect effective permissions with the player, world and time of the failed check.

## Sources and related help

- [HuskHomes maintainer reference 1](https://william278.net/docs/huskhomes/commands)
- [HuskHomes maintainer reference 2](https://william278.net/docs/huskhomes/managing-access)
- [Set up personal homes and teleport requests with HuskHomes](https://help.cloudexa-hosting.com/books/minecraft-plugins/page/set-up-personal-homes-and-teleport-requests-with-huskhomes)