# W. Va. Code § 37-6-2: Rights of lessee against transferee of reversion

> West Virginia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S2

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 37-6-2
- **Heading:** Rights of lessee against transferee of reversion
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 37 / Article 6 / Section 2

## Text

A lessee, his personal representatives, devisees or assigns, may have against an heir, devisee, grantee or alienee of the reversion, or of any part thereof, or of any estate therein, his heirs, devisees, or assigns, the like benefit of any condition, covenant, or promise in the lease, as he could have had against the lessors themselves; except the benefit of any warranty, in deed or law.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-1 §37-6-1. Rights of parties on transfer of land or reversion.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-2 §37-6-2. Rights of lessee against transferee of reversion.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-3 §37-6-3. Effect of transfer of rent, reversion or remainder.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-4 §37-6-4. Attornment to stranger void.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-5 §37-6-5. Notice to terminate tenancy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-6 §37-6-6. Desertion of leased property; entry; recovery of rent, disposition of abandoned personal property; notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-7 §37-6-7. Reletting by landlord.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-8 §37-6-8. Tenant's right to recover possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-9 §37-6-9. Recovery of rent by distress or action; evidence; interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-10 §37-6-10. Who may recover rent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-11 §37-6-11. Persons liable for rent; termination of lease upon death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S11.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-12 §37-6-12. Distress for rent; time and place; warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S12.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-13 §37-6-13. Property subject to distress.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S13.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 37-6-14 §37-6-14. Forcible entry by officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C37_A6_S14.md)

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