Safe and Habitable Housing under the Law

In this video, learn more about what safe and habitable housing means under the law. How should you handle the situation if you are renting and feel the housing is in a dangerous condition? Learn the answers to this and more.

Understanding a Lease in West Virginia

In this video, learn more about key aspects to a lease agreement for rental housing and understand what they mean for you as a tenant.

Assistance Animals: What Renters Need to Know

Learn more about animals in rental housing, specifically assistance animals like service animals and emotional support animals. This video explains how laws in West Virginia define assistance and what is needed for assistance animals in rental units for tenants.

Bed Bugs in Rental Housing

Learn how to deal with bed bugs in West Virginia rental housing. What should you do as a renter? What does your landlord need to do? Get answers to those questions and more.

Security Deposits - and Getting your Deposit Back

In rental housing, it is common to pay a security deposit. This is any money paid as a refundable deposit paid to a landlord by the renter. It is common to pay these before moving into a new rental unit. This video answers some questions like: What does my deposit cover? What if I didn’t get my deposit back?