Rent increase limits in West Virginia
No cap
No statewide cap; your lease and notice rules apply. Unverified — check with your city/state · source
- Written notice
- 30 days
- Local rent control
- No state ban on local rent control found
- City caps
- None listed
Default notice for month-to-month (no rent-increase-specific statute found) · W. Va. Code 37-6-5 · checked · source
No statute found · checked
Unverified — check with your city/state
No city with its own cap found in our data
Changing in 2027
No change taking effect on Jan 1, 2027 was found for West Virginia (research as of ; not an exhaustive review of every new law).
The rules in full
Statewide cap
No statewide cap found.
Written notice
No rent-increase-specific notice statute found. Default periodic-tenancy termination: year-to-year = written notice at least 3 months before the end of any year; tenancy of less than a year (incl. month-to-month) = notice of one full period (one month), unless a special agreement sets otherwise.
Local rent control
No codified preemption of local rent control found. Bills to add one were only introduced: SB 168 (2025, amend 37-6-9), SB 497 (2024), HB 3435 (2025; new 7-1-17 and 8-11-6); no evidence any was enacted. Existing 37-6-9 concerns recovery of rent by distress/action. SB 168 text read from wvlegislature.gov docx.
Rent Increase Notice Kit
Your notice, ready to send
The free answer is general. The kit is yours: it uses your names, your address, your rents and your state's rules for West Virginia.
- Your letter, filled in: names, address, old and new rent, ready to print or save as PDF
- Correct notice date for your state: the earliest date the new rent can start
- Cap check: a warning if your new rent is above the limit
- Checklist and reminders: what to do before sending, plus calendar reminders (.ics)
- Source links printed on the page, so you can check every rule
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Common questions
What is the maximum rent increase in West Virginia?
West Virginia has no statewide cap in our data. Your lease and the notice rules still apply. Unverified — check with your city/state.
How much notice must a landlord give in West Virginia?
30 days. No rent-increase-specific notice statute found. Default periodic-tenancy termination: year-to-year = written notice at least 3 months before the end of any year; tenancy of less than a year (incl. month-to-month) = notice of one full period (one month), unless a special agreement sets otherwise.
Can cities in West Virginia set their own rent caps?
No state ban on local rent control found. No codified preemption of local rent control found. Bills to add one were only introduced: SB 168 (2025, amend 37-6-9), SB 497 (2024), HB 3435 (2025; new 7-1-17 and 8-11-6); no evidence any was enacted. Existing 37-6-9 concerns recovery of rent by distress/action. SB 168 text read from wvlegislature.gov docx. Unverified — check with your city/state.
Sources and dates for West Virginia
- Written notice: https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-37-real-property/wv-code-sect-37-6-5/ · checked
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