My experience with Occupied Lots (Katt, Kim & Lycos) is that they disappear from
all Bins after they are placed.
Plus, I have to deal with all the "hang char" files & other crap that inter-hood moving seems to generate with lots packaged in the game.
I may have come up with an "Unholy Hy-bred" solution to my insane desire to keep keep Cyd & the Critters around without messing about with installing lots/etc. I am testing it today.
Don't mind me- I'm mostly just "venting" here! I think your "cell phone" project is a definite priority over my bizarre Cyd obsession!
