Not everyone who left their home vacant has a choice.
From a couple of months ago and NYS...
We had rental houses in three states while we lived overseas for 25 years. In the developing part of the world you never left a property empty and unoccupied. Squatters would take over. And the legal systems just didn’t work. Living in the states now we always have a house sitter. Usually a friend or relative who needs some temporary housing.