Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 36A > Article 1 - Preliminary Provisions

• Building: means any multiunit building or buildings or complex thereof, whether in vertical or horizontal arrangement, as well as other improvements comprising a part of the property and used or intended for use for residential, commercial or industrial purposes or for any other lawful purpose or for any combination of such uses. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• Clerk: means the clerk of the county court of the county in which the property is situate. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• Code of regulations: means such governing regulations as are adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation and management of the property, including such amendments thereof as may be adopted from time to time. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• Common elements: means and includes:

  (i) The land on which the building is located and portions of the building which are not included in a unit. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Declaration: means the instrument by which the owner of property submits it to the provisions of this chapter as hereinafter provided, and all amendments thereof. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• Declaration plan: means a survey of the property prepared in accordance with section two, article four, of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means a natural individual, corporation, partnership, association, trustee or other legal entity. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• Property: means and includes the land, the building, all improvements thereon, all owned in fee simple, and all easements, rights and appurtenances belonging thereto, which have been or are intended to be submitted to the provisions of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• Recorded: means that an instrument has been duly entered of record in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county in which the property is situate. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Unit: means a part of the property designed or intended for any type of independent use, which has a direct exit to a public street or way, or to a common element or common elements leading to a public street or way, or to an easement or right-of-way leading to a public street or way, and includes the proportionate undivided interest in the common elements which is assigned thereto in the declaration, or any amendments thereof. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2