By james art 
Charleston, W.VA. (WCHS) – Kira Maunz of Legal Aid West Virginia specializes in helping tenants with low -income tenants to know their rights, and she recommends tenants to sign leasing and are well aware of what leasing includes in the case that landlords are trying to drive out.
“According to the basic principles of contractual law, the first thing that every tenant should take into account is,” Do I have a written lease? “We hope the answer is correct,” she said. Day notice would violate the leasing conditions. “
She said that not all expulsion procedures are the same in every country, but in Western Virginia they are a summary process, allowing things to move quickly and efficiently.
“They will usually be scheduled within 10 days, which is quite quickly unlike other countries,” she explained.
If you use low-income homes in Section Eight, things go a little different.
“They can end the voucher. And then it would cause a period that would allow the tenant to get out of this property, which, if you are a low -income person, is not much time to move out,” she said.
Munz explained that while some property fixes are the responsibility of the tenants, more serious problems fall to the landlord.
“If this is a habitat with a habitat, as long as the tenant is rented, it is the responsibility of the landlord. And here we think about things for health and safety. Without heat in the winter,” she said. Cases where the roof collapses due to water leaks, the cross sewerage in the device, all these things.
She really encourages anyone who rents to take out the tenant’s insurance policy. Erika McVy is an independent agent who said the tenant insurance was repeatedly thought out.
“The younger people are more likely to hire. Sometimes older people may live in adult dwellings but are usually more young people and they should lose the most because their personal belongings are things that would They were more difficult for them to replace, and they often do not think about it or do not want to incur expenses, “she said.
Makwei said most policies are quite cheap and easy to add and pack.
“They may have car insurance and could add this coverage as another item in a package of personal insurance,” she said. “When people have personal belongings stolen from their vehicles, it is the most frequent time to understand that they really need it. Because the only thing that is covered by your personal car policy for comprehensive and collision is the vehicle and Permanently installed equipment.
Legal Aid West Virginia offers various online resources that help to learn the tenant’s rights.