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West Virginia Code Chapter 37. Real Property § 37-15-5. Demands and charges prohibited; access by tenant's invitee; purchases by factory-built home owner not restricted; exception; conditions of occupancy

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A landlord may not demand or collect:

(1) Any fee which is not listed in the rental agreement;

(2) An entrance fee for the privilege of renting or occupying a factory-built home site;

(3) A commission on the sale of a factory-built home located in the factory-built home rental community unless the tenant expressly employs the landlord to perform a service in connection with the sale, but employment of the landlord by the tenant may not be a condition or term of the initial sale or rental; or

(4) A fee for improvements or installations on the interior of a factory-built home, unless the tenant expressly employs the landlord to perform a service in connection with such installation, improvement or sale.

(b) An invitee of the tenant has free access to the tenant's factory-built home site without charge unless a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered otherwise.

(c) A factory-built home owner may not be restricted in his or her choice of vendors from whom he or she may purchase his or her (i) factory-built home, except in connection with the initial renting of a newly constructed factory-built home site not previously rented to any other person, or (ii) goods and services. However, nothing in this article prohibits a landlord from prescribing reasonable requirements governing, as a condition of occupancy, the style, size or quality of the factory-built home, or other structures placed on the factory-built home site.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 37. Real Property § 37-15-5. Demands and charges prohibited; access by tenant's invitee; purchases by factory-built home owner not restricted; exception; conditions of occupancy - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-37-real-property/wv-code-sect-37-15-5/

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