{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 37-7-2","heading":"Waste by co-tenant.","body":"If a tenant in common, joint tenant, or parcener commits waste, he or she is liable to his or her co-tenants, jointly or severally, for damages. The lawful use or development of oil or natural gas and their constituents in compliance with the provisions of §37B-1-1 et seq. of this code is not the commission of waste. The lawful mining, extraction, or production of coal in compliance with the provisions of §37B-3-1 et seq. of this code is not the commission of waste.","path":["CHAPTER 37. REAL PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 7. WASTE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-7-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:09Z","sha256":"0a6dbf3a094c45079be2ba2e1c09b1580bae098f67d1fa9ac064bfcc416e5d87","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-7-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}