West Virginia Statutes
§ 36-1-3 — Contracts for sale or lease of land; necessity of writing
West Virginia § 36-1-3
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 36-1-3 (2026).
Text
No contract for the sale of land, or the lease thereof for more than one year, shall be enforceable unless the contract or some note or memorandum thereof be in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, or by his agent. But the consideration need not be set forth or expressed in the writing, and it may be proved by other evidence.
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West Virginia § 36-1-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/36/36-1-3.