West Virginia Code § 36-9-15

Liens for overdue assessments; mechanic's
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liens, insurance.
(a) The managing entity has a lien on a timeshare period for any assessment levied against
that timeshare period from the date such assessment becomes due.
(b) The managing entity may bring an action in its name to foreclose a lien for assessments,
in the manner a mortgage of real property is foreclosed.
(c) The managing entity may cause a trustee sale of the timesharue estate if the owner is
delinquent to the managing entity for more than one year for assessments against the
timeshare estate: Provided, That a trustee sale shall be effectuated as provided in section
fifteen-a, article nine, chapter thirty-six of this code.
(d) In addition to the remedies in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the managing entity
may also bring an action to recover a money judgmlent for the unpaid assessments without
waiving any claim of lien. However, in the casse of a timesharing plan in which no interest in
real property is conveyed, the managing entity may bring an action under chapter forty-six
of this code. i
(e) The lien is effective from the date of recording a claim of lien in the public records of the
county or counties in which the accommodations or facilities constituting the timesharing
plan are located. The claim of lien shall state the name of the timesharing plan and identify
the timeshare period for which the lien is effective, state the name of the purchaser, state
the assessment amount due and state the due dates. The lien is effective until satisfied or
until barred by law. The claim of lien may include only assessments which are due when the
claim is recorded. A claim of lien shall be signed and acknowledged by an officer or agent of
the managing entity. Upon full payment, the person making the payment is entitled to a
satisfaction of the lien.
(f) A judgment in any action or suit brought under this section shall include costs and
reasonable attorney's fees for the prevailing party.
(g) Labor performed on a unit, or materials furnished to a unit, shall not be the basis for the
filing of a lien pursuant to the mechanic's lien law against the timeshare unit of any
timeshare period owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the labor or materials.
(h) The seller, initially, and thereafter the managing entity, shall be responsible for
obtaining insurance to protect the accommodations and facilities of the timesharing plan in
an amount equal to the replacement cost of such accommodations and facilities.
(i) Notwithstanding any provision in this article, the lien granted pursuant to this section
shall not have priority over any voluntarily granted lien or security interest in the timeshare
estate.
(j) A copy of each policy of insurance in effect shall be made available for reasonable
inspection by purchasers and their authorized agents.

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