West Virginia Statutes
§ 38-9-1 — Persons entitled to homestead; value
West Virginia § 38-9-1
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 38-9-1 (2026).
Text
Any husband, wife, parent or other head of a household residing in this state, or the infant children of deceased or insane parents, owning a homestead shall by operation of law have a homestead exemption therein to the value of $5,000, subject to the provisions of section forty-eight, article six of the Constitution of this state.
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Legislative History
1974 Reg. Sess., SB158
Nearby Sections
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§ 38-1-1
Vendor's lien; its enforcement§ 38-1-17
Personal property after foreclosure; notice and access to recover personal property; abandonment§ 38-1-1a
Deeds of trust conveying real and/or personal property; limitations on application of article§ 38-1-3
Sales under trust deeds§ 38-1-4
Notice of sale§ 38-1-5
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 38-9-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/38/38-9-1.