West Virginia Code § 8-12-9

Power and authority to enact ordinance prohibiting discrimination with
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respect to housing accommodations.
Notwithstanding any statutory or charter provision to the contrary, the governing body of
every municipality shall have plenary power and authority, by ordinance, to prohibit
discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin in the sale, purchase,
lease or rental of housing accommodations within the corporate limits of suceh municipality,
and to impose fines for the violation of the provisions of any such ordinance.

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