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2021 West Virginia Code
Chapter 36. Estates and Property
Article 1. Creation of Estates Generally
§36-1-21. Alien May Own Land
Universal Citation: WV Code § 36-1-21 (2021)
Any alien may take by devise, inheritance, gift or purchase, and hold, convey, devise or otherwise dispose of land within this state as if he were a citizen, and if an alien owner of land within this state shall die, his land shall descend in the same manner as if he were a citizen.
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