{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-22-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 22-22-16","heading":"Duty of assessor and citizens to notify Secretary when change of property use occurs.","body":"If an assessor in any county becomes aware of a change of remediated property use from nonresidential property to residential, the assessor shall check the land record of the county to ascertain if a land-use covenant appears to have been violated. Should it appear that a violation has occurred, the assessor shall notify the Secretary in writing of the suspected violation. If any citizen becomes aware of a change of property use from nonresidential to residential, the citizen may check the land record of the county to ascertain if a land use covenant appears to have been violated and may notify the Secretary in writing. The Secretary shall then investigate and proceed with any necessary enforcement action.","path":["CHAPTER 22. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 22. VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/22-22-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:07Z","sha256":"5971996b9f0566cd09bdef839fe075ea20f3f52c9b5d1564c7e7c7754919d4c5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-22-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-22-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}