{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-18-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16B-18-6","heading":"Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions.","body":"(a) It is unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, blindness, disability, familial status, ancestry or national origin.\n(b) As used in this section, the term \"residential real estate-related transaction\" means any of the following:\n(1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance: (A) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or (B) secured by residential real estate; or\n(2) The selling, brokering or appraising of residential real property.\n(c) Nothing in this article prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, blindness, disability, or familial status.","path":["CHAPTER 16B. INSPECTOR GENERAL.","ARTICLE 18. WEST VIRGINIA FAIR HOUSING ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16B-18-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:52Z","sha256":"2e3915e286ee17228d81284e2bb00ca64471b33bc812a896af04ef50e1648e1a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-18-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-18-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}