I recently came back from being away for a year. I had a village lot deed with a a bunch of stuff on it. Before I left the game I picked it up and I recently just placed it again, however everything is gone? How do I get all my stuff back?
It should be in your bank. When you pick up a lot the items move to the bank where the lot was originally placed.
persistence was release 32 and we're just starting release 42. if you've been gone for a year, your last visit would have been before persistence. if so, you don't have any stuff that isn't tied to your account, but you can go to any bank and re-claim your rewards.