{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-3c-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-3C-1","heading":"Short title; findings.","body":"(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Stop Squatters Act”.\n(b). The Legislature finds that the right to exclude others from entering and the right to direct others to immediately vacate a person’s residential or commercial property are fundamental property rights.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 3C. STOP SQUATTERS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-3C-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:55Z","sha256":"3932c1e05a2d5786e6936fa639354c427ceaa6ea35053f7181b050ea3b7f1279","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-3b-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-3c-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}