West Virginia Landlord Compliance
Everything you're responsible for as a landlord in West Virginia
Rent control, just-cause eviction, deposits, entry, repairs and recordkeeping, written for people who own or manage a few units, checked against the official sources, and kept current when the rules move.
Jurisdiction
key details
Rent cap · Detail
No statewide limit on rent increases; W. Va. Code ch. 37 art. 6 and 6A contain no rent-level provisions.
Deposit cap · Detail
Article 6A regulates deposit handling and return but sets no maximum amount.
Rent increase notice · Detail
No rent-increase notice statute; an increase in a periodic tenancy is a change of terms subject to the one-full-period notice under § 37-6-5 (three months year-to-year), unless the lease provides otherwise.
City rules · Detail
No express state statute barring local rent control was located, and no West Virginia municipality is known to have a rent control or just-cause ordinance. Municipal powers are limited (Dillon's Rule / Home Rule Act).
Just cause · Detail
Periodic tenancies of less than a year may be ended by either party with notice of one full rental period (three months for year-to-year) without stating a reason, unless the agreement fixes another period; fixed terms expire.
Return deadline · Detail
Return or itemize within the 'applicable notice period': 60 days after termination of the tenancy or 45 days after a subsequent tenant occupies, whichever is shorter; +15 days if contractor repairs exceed the deposit and notice is given.
Nonpayment notice · Detail
Summary possession statute lets the landlord file a verified petition once rent is in arrears; no pre-filing pay-or-quit notice is required. Tenant is served with the hearing notice and has 5 days to file defenses.
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West Virginia Eviction Hearing Law 2025: The Court Now Schedules the Hearing When the Petition Is Filed A West Virginia landlord used to file an eviction petition and then wait, sometimes for weeks, for a court to actually put a hearing on the calendar. Since July 11, 2025, House Bill 3272 eliminates that gap entirely: the court now has to schedule the hearing automatically upon filing, within a fixed 5-to-10-judicial-day window, with a built-in deadline for the tenant to respond in writing. | Guides | End a tenancy | Oct 5, 2026 |
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