US landlord tenant law
What West Virginia statutes require of a landlord, rule by rule: the security deposit, rent and late fees, rent increases, entering the property, ending a tenancy and the disclosures a lease carries, each with the section it comes from.
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From the deposit you take at signing to the notice that ends the tenancy. Every figure names its statute; where none sets it, the page says so.
No West Virginia statute we found adds a disclosure of its own, beyond the federal lead-based paint disclosure for housing built before 1978.
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Deposit, entry, fee, notice and disclosure rules read against the official texts on 29 September 2026. Rent increase and eviction rules read on 1 November 2026.
Deposit cap in West Virginia: No cap in statute. Back to the tenant within: 60 days (W. Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2). The conditions are in the security deposit section above.
Notice before a rent increase in West Virginia: No statutory period confirmed. Rent control: None in force. The rent increase section above quotes what the statutes say, exceptions included.
No West Virginia statute sets a notice period for entry. Put one in the lease so both sides know it.
Notice from the landlord to end a month-to-month tenancy in West Virginia: 30 days (W. Va. Code § 37-6-5).
This could not be confirmed from an official text for West Virginia. Use the court process rather than a lockout.
No figures for repairs or mold are on this page. Both fall under the landlord’s duty to keep a home fit to live in and under the state’s own rules; read the West Virginia statutes and your local housing code before you act.
Four figures first. Deposit cap: No cap in statute. Deposit back within: 60 days (W. Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2). Notice before entry: No statute sets this. Month-to-month notice: 30 days (W. Va. Code § 37-6-5). The eviction notices are in the section on ending a tenancy.
This is not legal adviceThis page summarises statutes as read on 29 September 2026. Laws change, cities add their own rules, and a court reads a statute against the facts of a case. Check the official text, or ask a lawyer, before you act on it.
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