WEST VIRGINIA CODE
WVC 36 A- 7 - 5
§36A-7-5. Unpaid assessments at time of voluntary sale of unit.
Upon the voluntary sale or conveyance of a unit, the
purchaser shall be jointly and severally liable with the seller
for all unpaid assessments for common expenses which are a charge
against the unit as of the date of the sale or conveyance, but
such joint and several liability shall be without prejudice to
the purchaser's right to recover from the seller the amount of
any such unpaid assessments which the purchaser may pay, and
until any such assessments are paid they shall continue to be
charged against the unit which may be enforced in the manner set
forth in section three of this article:
Provided, however, That
any person who shall have entered into a written agreement to
purchase a unit shall be entitled to obtain a written statement
from the treasurer setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments
charged against the unit and its owners, and if such statement
does not reveal the full amount of the unpaid assessments as of
the date it is rendered, neither the purchaser nor the unit shall
be liable for the payment of an amount in excess of the unpaid
assessments shown thereon. Any such excess which cannot be
promptly collected from the former unit owner may be reassessed
by the council as a common expense to be collected from all of
the unit owners, including the purchaser, his successors and
assigns.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session