Stop Squatters Act
West Virginia · Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale · §§ 55-3C-1 to 55-3C-6 · 6 sections
Sections covered
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-1Short title; findings
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-2Squatters 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-3Limited Alternative Remedy to Remove Squatter from Residential and Commercial Real Properties
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-4Criminal mischief; penalties
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-5Making false statement to detain real property; false complaint; civil causes of action; immunity
- W. Va. Code § 55-3C-6Fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property
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