ESODecoded

GetCurrentHouseOwner

ESO Lua API function — used by 29 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 13,644,367 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.

Official signature

GetCurrentHouseOwner()

Returns: string displayName

Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter

local function welcomePlayerToHouse()
    if houseToUse and GetCurrentHouseOwner() == houseToUse.displayName and GetCurrentZoneHouseId()==houseToUse.houseId then
        displayGreeting(houseToUse.greeting, houseToUse.subheading)

Short excerpt from the shipping addon Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafterits ESOUI page; the code belongs to its author. Shown because documentation without a working example is half a reference.

Most-downloaded addons using it

AddonTotal downloads
Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter9,498,314
LibZone1,937,031
Dolgubon's Lazy Set Crafter1,172,957
Dynamic CP (Champion Points 2.0)319,248
Magic Carpet163,646
Confirm Master Writ135,297