{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-15-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 37-15-7","heading":"Retaliatory conduct prohibited.","body":"(a) Except as provided in this section, or as otherwise provided by law, a landlord may not retaliate by selectively increasing rent or decreasing services or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession after the landlord has knowledge that: (1) The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health or safety; (2) the tenant has made a complaint to or filed a suit against the landlord for a violation of any provision of this article; (3) the tenant has organized or become a member of a tenant's organization; or (4) the tenant has testified in a court proceeding against the landlord.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a landlord may terminate the rental agreement pursuant to subsection (b), section six of this article unless the magistrate or circuit court finds that the reason for the termination was retaliation.","path":["CHAPTER 37. REAL PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 15. HOUSE TRAILERS, MOBILE HOMES, MANUFACTURED HOMES AND MODULAR HOMES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-15-7/","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":"4ca1b3db3a394c787d18fee5296d30d86efbe801772ef91ae8368a875d2ffb94","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-15-6a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-15-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}