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Stop Squatters Act
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-1— Short title; findings
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-2— Squatters defined: squatters not tenants; squatting constitutes criminal trespass; petition and eviction not appropriate remedies for squatters; remedy is arrest for trespass
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-3— Limited Alternative Remedy to Remove Squatter from Residential and Commercial Real Properties
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-4— Criminal mischief; penalties
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-5— Making false statement to detain real property; false complaint; civil causes of action; immunity
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-6— Fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property