16-13E-1 Short title
16-13E-2 Definitions
16-13E-3 Power and authority of counties and municipalities to create and establish community enhancement districts
16-13E-4 Petition for creation or expansion of community enhancement district; petition requirements
16-13E-5 Notice to property owners before creation or expansion of community enhancement district and construction or acquisition of project; form of notice; affidavit of publication
16-13E-6 Creation of community enhancement district; community enhancement district to be a public corporation and political subdivision; powers thereof; community enhancement boards
16-13E-7 Provisions for construction of a project
16-13E-8 Notice to property owners of assessments; correcting and laying assessments; report on project completion; credits
16-13E-9 Exemption of public property from assessments
16-13E-10 Assessment bonds; sinking fund for assessment bonds; tax exemption
16-13E-10a Extension of vesting period for land development plans and plats; approval of phases
16-13E-11 Indebtedness of assessment district
16-13E-12 Payment of assessments to sheriff; report to community enhancement district; collection of delinquent assessments
16-13E-13 Liens; recording notice of liens; priority; release of lien; notice to future property owners
16-13E-14 Liberal construction

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 13E - Community Enhancement Act

  • 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.
  • board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • 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.