The rule
- Landlord ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Week-to-week
- 7 days
- Unpaid rent
- No fixed period
- Lease violation
- No fixed period
- Unpaid rent
- No statutory pre-filing notice; a landlord may petition for summary relief once the tenant is in arrears, and the hearing is set 5–10 judicial days after filing.
- Lease violations
- No statutory notice or cure period for breach of a lease covenant or damage to the property. Periodic tenancies end on notice of one full rental period (so ‘one month’, not a fixed 30 days), unless the agreement sets another period.
Law: W. Va. Code §§ 37-6-5, 55-3A-1
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.