{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-11a-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21-11A-2","heading":"Applicability of article.","body":"This article does not apply to an action:\n(1) Against a contractor for which a claimant, as a consumer, is entitled to a specific remedy pursuant to Chapter 46A of this code;\n(2) Against a contractor who is not licensed under the provisions of §30-42-1 et seq., of this code;\n(3) Demanding damages of $5,000 or less;\n(4) Alleging a construction defect that poses an imminent threat of injury to person or property;\n(5) Alleging a construction defect that causes property not to be habitable;\n(6) Against a contractor who failed to provide the notice required by §21-11A-5 or §21-11A-6 of this code;\n(7) Against a contractor if the parties to the contract agreed to submit claims to mediation, arbitration, or another type of alternative dispute resolution; or\n(8) Alleging claims for personal injury or death.","path":["CHAPTER 21. LABOR","ARTICLE 11A. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-11A-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:47Z","sha256":"f70cfac612267dd9b1ff700ba4aeae07d738dd7aab637e18b0463d3067fc8b26","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-11a-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-11a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}