A West Virginia-compliant lease with every disclosure the state requires built in, not bolted on — 4 state-specific clauses plus 11 universal ones. Fill it in, e-sign it, and it lives with the tenant record.
West Virginia allows a landlord to file for possession without first serving a notice for unpaid rent (W. Va. Code § 55-3A-1). Deposits have no cap and must be returned within 60 days, or 45 days if the unit is re-rented sooner.
These are the clauses and disclosures our West Virginia template carries. Each cites the statute it comes from; the ones marked checkbox are filled from your property's answers.
W. Va. Code §37-6A-1 et seq. (VERIFY: 2025 S...W. Va. Code §37-6A-1 et seq. (VERIFY: 2025 S...W. Va. Code §37-6-30 (Landlord duty to deliv...W. Va. Code §37-6A (security deposit account...West Virginia sets no statutory maximum on the deposit, and it must be returned within 45–60 days (W. Va. Code § 37-6A-2). The template states both in the deposit clause.
No statutory cap See W. Va. Code § 37-6-5. The template carries the rule and the grace period you set.
For any building built before 1978, yes — it is federal (42 U.S.C. § 4852d). The template includes the EPA pamphlet acknowledgment automatically.
Yes. Electronic signatures are valid under the federal E-SIGN Act and West Virginia's UETA; the signed PDF, audit trail and timestamps are stored with the tenant record.
Every paragraph is editable before signing. Clauses West Virginia requires are marked and cannot be removed by accident.
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Free, e-signature included, every West Virginia disclosure already in it.
The clause list mirrors the West Virginia disclosure set in the My Rental Spot lease builder and is reviewed against West Virginia Code, Chapter 37, Article 6A (Security Deposits). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements.