West Virginia Code § 46-2A-310

Lessor's and lessee's rights when goods become accessions
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(1) Goods are "accessions" when they are installed in or affixed to other goods.
(2) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into before the goods
became accessions is superior to all interests in the whole except as stated in subsection (4).
(3) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into at the time or after
the goods became accessions is superior to all subsequently acquired interests in the whole
except as stated in subsection (4) but is subordinate to interests in the whole existing at the
time the lease contract was made unless the holders of such inteurests in the whole have in
writing consented to the lease or disclaimed an interest in the goods as part of the whole.
(4) The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract described in subsection (2) or
(3) is subordinate to the interest of: a
(a) A buyer in the ordinary course of business or a llessee in the ordinary course of business
of any interest in the whole acquired after the goods became accessions; or
(b) A creditor with a security interest in the whole perfected before the lease contract was
made to the extent that the creditor makes subsequent advances without knowledge of the
lease contract.
(5) When under subsections (2) or (3) and (4) a lessor or a lessee of accessions holds an
interest that is superior to all interests in the whole, the lessor or the lessee may: (a) On
default, expiration, termination, or cancellation of the lease contract by the other party but
subject to the provisions of the lease contract and this article; or (b) if necessary to enforce
his or her other right s and remedies under this article, remove the goods from the whole,
free and clearV of all interests in the whole, but he or she must reimburse any holder of an
interest in the whole who is not the lessee and who has not otherwise agreed for the cost of
repair of any physical injury but not for any diminution in value of the whole caused by the
absence of the goods removed or by any necessity for replacing them. A person entitled to
reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the party seeking removal gives
adequate security for the performance of this obligation.

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