I'm not going to make this to long i'm just going to say that is weird that Chief put his house in a Path when it's supposed that they can't do that anymore...
Have you layed the spots for where villagers can put their homes like this?
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Also, you should not cover your whole town with tiles, as it would simply negate the paths and act as if there aren't any, leading to a random spot.
X:Open Spot
O:Covered Tile
Do you have a dream address? or a screenshot would help