{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-4-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-4-9","heading":"Covenant to pay rents.","body":"In a lease, a covenant by the lessee \"to pay the rent,\" or a covenant of like import, shall have the effect of a covenant that the rent reserved by the deed shall be paid to the lessor, or to those entitled under him in the manner therein mentioned.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-4-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T04:57:26Z","sha256":"003833522981c951cb12b274620feff243b1d24c6667417cb1c31843c73bb86f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-4-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-4-9a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}