The Will of Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid
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Question
Hello, we are soon, God willing, moving into a new apartment on virgin land. Is it customary today, according to Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid, for a non-Jew or a rooster to sleep there the first night due to danger?
Answer
Hello,
It is not written there that a non-Jew or a chicken should live there, but rather that the builder should not live there for an entire year.
In practice, it is not customary to be concerned about this.
With blessings for a good settlement
Source
The Will of Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid:
17. A person should not build a house on land where no building has ever stood, and if he does not want to leave it empty, then he should not live in it for an entire year [a person should not live in a house built on land where no building has ever stood unless people live in it the first year].