West Virginia landlord entry laws
How much notice your landlord owes you before coming in, when they may enter without it, and what West Virginia law lets you do about it.
Notice required
No statute
All 30 sections of W. Va. Code ch. 37 art. 6 were read by heading. There is no access or entry-notice provision. The two sections that mention entry are unrelated — § 37-6-6 concerns entry after a tenant deserts the property, and § 37-6-14 concerns an officer executing a distress warrant.
Why we won't write you a demand letter for West Virginia
West Virginia does not regulate landlord entry by statute.
What to do right now
Your lease is the source of any notice right in West Virginia. Put your objection in writing and keep a dated copy.
We don't write an entry letter for West Virginia. The reason is above, and it is not a limitation of ours — it is what the law here does and does not give you. If your landlord is also withholding a deposit, charging a late fee the law doesn't allow, or refusing repairs, those are areas where we can send a certified demand on your behalf.
Other West Virginia tenant rights
Landlords who get one of these wrong often get another wrong too.
How this page was checked
- Read from the source. Every deadline, cap and penalty here was taken from West Virginia's landlord-tenant law — the statute, session law or administrative code itself.
- No legal-information websites. Commercial summaries were used only to find a provision, never as authority for it. An automated check fails our build if any state we serve cites a secondary source.
- Locked against drift. The verified figures are pinned by regression tests, so a later edit cannot quietly change a deadline or a penalty.
- Last verified August 21, 2026. Laws change — confirm the current text before relying on it.
General information, not legal advice. We are not a law firm.
Compare all 51 jurisdictions — notice periods range from 12 hours to 72, and thirteen states have no rule at all.