{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-4-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-4-16","heading":"Covenants shall run with land.","body":"Each of the covenants hereinbefore mentioned in this article, as well as the covenant of seisin, when used in a conveyance of land, delivered after the date when this code shall take effect, shall be considered as a covenant running with the land, whether such covenants have heretofore been so considered or not, unless a contrary intent shall be apparent from the conveyance.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-4-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:00Z","sha256":"b2f606e0b1b759b06d73325fec8d70292a513ac70d241820fb23fdeed9b84ab6","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-4-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-4-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}