H. B. 2136
(By Delegate Williams)
[Introduced February 14, 2001
; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article one, chapter thirty-six of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-five,
relating to estates in property; creation of estates
generally; and eliminating the creation of acquisition of
interests in real estate by adverse possession.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one, chapter thirty-six of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty-five, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. CREATION OF ESTATES GENERALLY.
§36-1-25. Elimination of acquisition of property rights by adverse possession.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, on
and after the effective date of this section, no right or title to
real estate may be acquired by adverse possession.
NOTE: This bill eliminates the acquisition of property rights
in real estate by adverse possession.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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