West Virginia
West Virginia: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
in such manner as to convey the impression that he or she is a legal practitioner of law
W. Va. Code § 30-2-4 · code.wvlegislature.gov · read 2026-08-20 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
No landlord-tenant provision has been read at West Virginia’s own code yet, so none is shown. An empty section here means nobody checked, never no law exists.
Small claims
The court that hears these in West Virginia is the Magistrate court.
$20,000
This is the magistrate court's GENERAL civil jurisdiction, exclusive of interest and cost. West Virginia routes small civil claims through magistrate court; no separate lower 'small claims' cap was read.
Except as limited herein and in addition to jurisdiction granted elsewhere to magistrate courts, such courts shall have jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the value or amount in controversy or the value of property sought, exclusive of interest and cost, is not more than $20,000.
W. Va. Code § 50-2-1 · read 2026-08-21 · official source
West Virginia publishes its own self-help pages
Not verified: Attorney representation not read.; Whether West Virginia has a distinct lower-value 'small claims' track inside magistrate court was NOT determined; only the general § 50-2-1 civil ceiling was read.
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about West Virginia. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.