diff --git a/actions/places.lua b/actions/places.lua
index d20ccfa..3403914 100644
--- a/actions/places.lua
+++ b/actions/places.lua
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ end
 function npc.places.add_owned_accessible_place(self, nodes, place_type, walkables)
 	for i = 1, #nodes do
 		-- Check if node has owner
-		if nodes[i].owner == "" then
+		local owner = minetest.get_meta(nodes[i].node_pos):get_string("advanced_npc:owner")
+		--minetest.log("Condition: "..dump(owner == ""))
+		if owner == "" then
 			-- If node has no owner, check if it is accessible
 			local empty_nodes = npc.places.find_orthogonal_accessible_node(
 				nodes[i].node_pos, nil, 0, true, walkables)
@@ -556,6 +558,38 @@ function npc.places.scan_area_for_usable_nodes(pos1, pos2)
 	return result
 end
 
+-- Helper function to clear metadata in an array of nodes
+-- Metadata that will be cleared is:
+--  advanced_npc:used
+--  advanced_npc:owner
+local function clear_metadata(nodes)
+	local c = 0
+	for i = 1, #nodes do
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(nodes[i].node_pos)
+		meta:set_string("advanced_npc:owner", "")
+		meta:set_string("advanced_npc:used", npc.places.USE_STATE.NOT_USED)
+		c = c + 1
+	end
+	return c
+end
+
+function npc.places.clear_metadata_usable_nodes_in_area(node_data)
+	local count = 0
+	count = count + clear_metadata(node_data.bed_type)
+	count = count + clear_metadata(node_data.sittable_type)
+	count = count + clear_metadata(node_data.furnace_type)
+	count = count + clear_metadata(node_data.storage_type)
+	count = count + clear_metadata(node_data.openable_type)
+	-- Clear workplace nodes
+	for i = 1, #node_data.workplace_type do
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(node_data.workplace_type[i].node_pos)
+		meta:set_string("work_data", nil)
+		count = count + 1
+	end
+	return count
+end
+
+
 -- Specialized function to find doors that are an entrance to a building.
 -- The definition of an entrance is:
 --   The openable node with the shortest path to the plotmarker node
@@ -579,7 +613,6 @@ function npc.places.find_entrance_from_openable_nodes(all_openable_nodes, marker
 		end
 	end
 
-
 	for i = 1, #openable_nodes do
 
 		local open_pos = openable_nodes[i].node_pos
diff --git a/spawner.lua b/spawner.lua
index 9475953..f660eeb 100644
--- a/spawner.lua
+++ b/spawner.lua
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ function npc.spawner.assign_places(self, entrance, node_data, pos)
 
     -- Assign beds
     if #node_data.bed_type > 0 then
-        -- Assign a specific sittable node to a NPC.
+        -- Assign a specific bed node to a NPC.
         npc.places.add_owned_accessible_place(self, node_data.bed_type,
             npc.places.PLACE_TYPE.BED.PRIMARY)
         -- Store changes to node_data
@@ -1081,6 +1081,10 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("restore_plotmarkers", {
             meta:set_int("plot_nr", plot_nr)
             meta:set_string("infotext", infotext)
             -- Clear NPC stats, NPC data and node data
+            -- Clear node_data metadata
+            local node_data = minetest.deserialize(meta:get_string("node_data"))
+            npc.places.clear_metadata_usable_nodes_in_area(node_data)
+
             meta:set_string("node_data", nil)
             meta:set_string("npcs", nil)
             meta:set_string("npc_stats", nil)
@@ -1089,3 +1093,37 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("restore_plotmarkers", {
         minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Finished replacement of "..dump(#nodes).." auto-spawners successfully")
     end
 })
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand("restore_area", {
+    description = "",
+    privs = {server = true},
+    func = function(name, param)
+        local args = npc.utils.split(param, " ")
+        minetest.log("Params: "..dump(args))
+        if #args < 2 then
+            minetest.chat_send_player("Please specify horizontal and vertical radius.")
+            return
+        end
+        local radius = args[1]
+        local y_adj = args[2]
+        -- Get player position
+        local pos = {}
+        for _,player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
+            if player:get_player_name() == name then
+                pos = player:get_pos()
+                break
+            end
+        end
+        -- Search for nodes
+        -- Calculate positions
+        local start_pos = {x=pos.x-radius, y=pos.y-y_adj, z=pos.z-radius }
+        local end_pos = {x=pos.x+radius, y=pos.y+y_adj, z=pos.z+radius }
+
+        -- Scan for usable nodes
+        local node_data = npc.places.scan_area_for_usable_nodes(start_pos, end_pos)
+        local removed_count = npc.places.clear_metadata_usable_nodes_in_area(node_data)
+
+        minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Restored "..dump(removed_count).." nodes in area from "
+                ..minetest.pos_to_string(start_pos).." to "..minetest.pos_to_string(end_pos))
+    end
+})
diff --git a/utils.lua b/utils.lua
index a6bbde0..1a7db52 100644
--- a/utils.lua
+++ b/utils.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 
 npc.utils = {}
 
+function npc.utils.split(inputstr, sep)
+	if sep == nil then
+		sep = "%s"
+	end
+	local t={}
+	local i=1
+	for str in string.gmatch(inputstr, "([^"..sep.."]+)") do
+		t[i] = str
+		i = i + 1
+	end
+	return t
+end
+
 function npc.utils.array_contains(array, item)
 	--minetest.log("Array: "..dump(array))
 	--minetest.log("Item being searched: "..dump(item))