7-25-1 Short Title
7-25-2 Findings
7-25-3 Definitions
7-25-4 Power and authority of county commissions to create and establish resort area districts
7-25-5 Petition for creation or expansion of resort area district; petition requirements
7-25-6 Notice to property owners before creation or expansion of resort area district; form of notice; affidavit of publication; election
7-25-7 Creation of resort area district; resort area district to be a public corporation
7-25-7a Voluntary dissolution resort area district
7-25-8 Powers of resort area district
7-25-9 Official name of resort area districts
7-25-10 Resort area boards
7-25-11 Election procedure for initial members of resort area board; subsequent elections; elections and procedures to fill board vacancies
7-25-12 Resort area districts authorized to levy resort service fee; procedure for implementation and cessation of resort service fee; abstract and notice of implementing resolution; rate of resort service fee; permissible uses; limitations on imposition
7-25-13 Resort service fee administration
7-25-14 Implementation and provision of services within resort area district; adoption of annual budget
7-25-15 Authorization to implement assessments for projects or services; procedures for implementing assessments; by-laws to provide additional procedures for implementation of assessments; notice to property owners before implementation of assessments for projec
7-25-16 Provisions for construction of a project
7-25-17 Notice to property owners of assessments; correcting and laying assessments; report on project completion
7-25-18 Exemption of public property from assessments
7-25-19 Assessment bonds and resort service fee bonds; sinking fund for assessment bonds and resort service fee bonds; tax exemption
7-25-20 Indebtedness of resort area district
7-25-21 Payment of assessments to sheriff; report to resort area district; collection of delinquent assessments
7-25-22 Liens; recording notice of liens; priority; release of lien; notice to future property owners
7-25-23 Resort Area Rangers
7-25-24 Annual audit; books and records
7-25-25 Notice of transfer of change in ownership of property within resort area district
7-25-26 Liberal construction
7-25-27 Effect of the 2015 amendments

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 7 > Article 25 - Resort Area Districts

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation and the word "swear" or "sworn" to be complied with if the person referred to make solemn affirmation. See West Virginia Code 2-2-7
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: includes goods, chattels, real and personal, money, credits, investments, and the evidences thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, all rights thereto and interests therein, except chattel interests. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-14-601