West Virginia security deposit itemization
A West Virginia landlord must send the itemized statement within 60 days after move-out. Miss it and the tenant can sue for the penalty. The generator checks the deadline, the delivery method and the documentation as you fill it in.
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What West Virginia requires
- Deadline
- 60 days after the tenancy ends, or 45 days after a new tenant moves in, whichever is shorter; 15 more days for third-party repair estimates that exceed the deposit if you give notice within the period.
- Delivery
- Personal delivery, or mail to the last known or forwarding address the tenant gave.
- If it is late
- Wilful or bad-faith non-compliance: the unreturned deposit plus one and a half times the amount wrongfully withheld.
- Also
- Keep itemized records of every deduction for a year after the tenancy and show or copy them within 72 hours of a written request.
- Statute
- W. Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1 to 37-6A-5
What goes on the statement
The deposit and the date it was received, each deduction with a specific description and amount, the total withheld, and the refund or balance owed. West Virginia landlords also record how and when the statement was sent, because the deadline is measured to that date. Damage lines should say what was damaged and how, not just a room name: a tenant, and a judge, can tell a burn mark from carpet wear.
Interest, a separate deposit account, receipts, photographs and a sworn attestation are only required in some states. The generator shows the fields West Virginia needs and leaves out the ones it does not.
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