Painters tape is designed to cover any areas in your home or on your automobile that you do not want paint to get on. It generally comes in rolls that are 60 foot in length, and each brand of painters tape has a different recommendation for how long the product can stay in place before it becomes problematic.
The original painter's tape is capable of staying in place for about fourteen days before it starts to either turn loose on its own or get stuck to the point that you have a difficult time removing it. There are some brands of painters tape that can be left in place for as much as two months or sixty days, and there are brands that can only be left in place for one or two days.
If you decide to buy masking tape to tape your house you will have to paint quickly because masking tape can only be left in place for about twenty-four hours. This tape has a sticker residue and it can damage delicate surfaces like drywall or decorative trim.
Another consideration for how long painters tape can be left before it is removed is the amount of humidity in that air and the amount of sunlight that the tape is exposed to. The UV light can deteriorate the tape and cause it to not function properly, and it can make the tape stick to the surface vehemently so that the tape is hard to remove.