West Virginia Code § 46-9-604

Procedure if security agreement covers real property or fixtures
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(a) Enforcement: personal and real property. If a security agreement covers both personal
and real property, a secured party may proceed:
(1) Under this part as to the personal property without prejudicing any rights with respect to
the real property; or
(2) As to both the personal property and the real property in accordance with the rights with
respect to the real property, in which case the other provisions of this part do not apply.
(b) Enforcement: fixtures. Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if a security agreement
covers goods that are or become fixtures, a secured party may proceed:
(1) Under this part; or a
(2) In accordance with the rights with respect to real property, in which case the other
provisions of this part do not apply.
(c) Removal of fixtures. Subject to the other provisions of this part, if a secured party holding
a security interest in fixtures has priority over all owners and encumbrancers of the real
property, the secured party, after default, may remove the collateral from the real property.
(d) Injury caused by removal. Ae secured party that removes collateral shall promptly
reimburse any encumbrancer or owner of the real property, other than the debtor, for the
cost of repair of any phyLsical injury caused by the removal. The secured party need not
reimburse the encumbrancer or owner for any diminution in value of the real property
caused by the absenc e of the goods removed or by any necessity of replacing them. A person
entitled to reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the secured party gives
adequate assurance for the performance of the obligation to reimburse.

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