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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 55. Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale § 55-3B-1. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-55-actions-suits-and-arbitration-judicial-sale/wv-code-sect-55-3b-1/
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