{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-15-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 37-15-1","heading":"Purpose and applicability.","body":"The purpose of this article is to recognize the distinction between a house trailer, a mobile home, a manufactured home and a modular home. While it is the intent of this article to include the different classifications of factory-built homes into a single category for the purposes of this article, it is also the intent of this article to acknowledge the differences between the various types of factory-built homes for other purposes.\nIn addition, it is the purpose of this article to clarify the ambiguity and confusion related to the classification of factory-built homes as real or personal property, particularly relating to security interests. The provisions of this article apply to factory-built homes, as defined herein, which are held as personal property situated on real property owned by another in conjunction with a landlord/tenant relationship.","path":["CHAPTER 37. REAL PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 15. HOUSE TRAILERS, MOBILE HOMES, MANUFACTURED HOMES AND MODULAR HOMES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-15-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:11Z","sha256":"f5b32486702037d090042fd5743caecbfe4691b890248ba081d5dbc02a25d53e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-14-45","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-15-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}