H. B. 2075
(By Delegate Hrutkay)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §36-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to real estate transactions
generally and requiring a seller or a seller's agent at
closing to disclose the names, addresses and telephone numbers
of all utilities providing service to the real estate involved
in a real estate sales transaction.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §36-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. CREATION OF ESTATES GENERALLY.
§36-1-3. Contracts for sale or lease of land; necessity of
writing.
No contract for the sale of land, or the lease thereof for
more than one year, shall be enforceable unless the contract or
some note or memorandum thereof be in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, or by his
or her agent. But the
consideration need not be set forth or expressed in the writing,
and it may be proved by other evidence.
Prior to closing any sale of real estate, the seller, realtor
or the seller's agent shall disclose names, addresses and telephone
numbers of all utilities providing service to the real estate
involved in a real estate sales transaction.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require a seller or a
seller's agent at closing to disclose the names, addresses and
telephone numbers of all utilities providing service to the real
estate involved in a real estate sales transaction.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
Email
Webmaster | © 2024 West Virginia Legislature **
