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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 37. Real Property » Article 15. House Trailers, Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes and Modular Homes

§37-15-1. Purpose and Applicability

The purpose of this article is to recognize the distinction between a house trailer, a mobile home, a manufactured home and a modular home. While it is the intent of this article to include the different classifications of factory-built homes into a single category for the purposes of this article, it is also the intent […]

§37-15-2. Definitions

For the purposes of this article, unless expressly stated otherwise: (a) "Abandoned factory-built home" means a factory-built home occupying a factory-built home site pursuant to a written agreement under which the tenant has defaulted in rent or the landlord has exercised any right to terminate the rental agreement; (b) "Factory-built home" includes modular homes, mobile […]

§37-15-3. Written Agreement Required

(a) The rental and occupancy of a factory-built home site shall be governed by a written agreement which shall be dated and signed by all parties thereto prior to commencement of tenancy. A copy of the signed and dated written agreement and a copy of this article shall be given by the landlord to the […]

§37-15-3a. Rules and Regulations

(a) An owner, from time to time, may adopt rules or regulations concerning the tenant's use and occupancy of the premises. A rule or regulation is enforceable against the tenant if the rule or regulation: (1) Is reasonably related to the purpose for which it is adopted;

§37-15-6. Termination of Tenancy

(a) The tenancy for a factory-built home site upon which is placed a factory-built home that is comprised of one section, other than a camping or travel trailer, may not be terminated until twelve months after the home is placed on the site except for good cause. The tenancy for a factory-built home site on […]

§37-15-6a. Termination of Tenancy of More Than Twenty-Five Tenants

(a) A landlord of a factory-built home rental community may not terminate a rental agreement nor otherwise evict more than twenty-five tenants of any factory-built home rental community within a single eighteen-month period unless: (1) The landlord obtains written agreement to voluntarily vacate the premises by every tenant prior to the expiration of the eighteen-month […]

§37-15-7. Retaliatory Conduct Prohibited

(a) Except as provided in this section, or as otherwise provided by law, a landlord may not retaliate by selectively increasing rent or decreasing services or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession after the landlord has knowledge that: (1) The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for […]