West Virginia § 55-3B-1 Definitions

West Virginia Statutes

§ 55-3B-1 — Definitions

West Virginia § 55-3B-1

Ch. 55ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE

Art. 3BREMEDIES FOR WRONGFUL OCCUPATION OF FACTORY-BUILT HOME SITE

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W. Va. Code § 55-3B-1 (2026).

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For the purposes of this article, unless expressly stated otherwise:

(a)"Factory-built home" has the same meaning given to that term in West Virginia code section two, article fifteen, chapter thirty-seven of this code.

(b)"Factory-built home site" means a parcel of land provided for the placement of a factory-built home for occupancy as a residence whether or not in a factory-built home community. A factory-built home site is not residential rental property for the purposes of article three-a of this chapter.

(c)"Good cause" means:

(1)The tenant is in arrears in the payment of periodic payments or other charges related to the tenancy;

(2)The tenant has breached a material term of a written rental agreement or repeatedly breached other terms of a written rental agreement includin

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For the purposes of this article, unless expressly stated otherwise:

(a) "Factory-built home" has the same meaning given to that term in West Virginia code section two, article fifteen, chapter thirty-seven of this code.

(b) "Factory-built home site" means a parcel of land provided for the placement of a factory-built home for occupancy as a residence whether or not in a factory-built home community. A factory-built home site is not residential rental property for the purposes of article three-a of this chapter.

(c) "Good cause" means:

(1) The tenant is in arrears in the payment of periodic payments or other charges related to the tenancy;

(2) The tenant has breached a material term of a written rental agreement or repeatedly breached other terms of a written rental agreement including those agreements required in section three, article fifteen, chapter thirty-seven of this code;

(3) Where there is no written agreement, or where the written agreement does not cover the subject matter of a warranty or leasehold covenant, the tenant breached a material term of a warranty or leasehold covenant or repeatedly breached other terms of a warranty of leasehold covenant;

(4) The tenant has deliberately or negligently damaged the property or knowingly permitted another person to do so.

(d) "Section" means a unit of a factory-built home which is transported and delivered as a whole and which contains some or all of the indoor living area.