Where Can I Get Rent Assistance or Eviction Help in West Virginia?
This page lists places in West Virginia to ask about legal help, rent assistance, court forms, and housing discrimination. Each entry says how to reach the group.
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Legal Aid WV. Its website lists eviction from a home among the issues it helps with. It also lists problems with living conditions, and renting or leasing a home. Call its helpline at 866-255-4370. Its website is lawv.net.
✓ Details checked October 3, 2026
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West Virginia Housing Development Fund. The Fund runs the Project-Based Section 8 program. It gives rental assistance (help paying rent) to residents of certain apartment complexes in West Virginia. The help is tied to the complex. It does not follow you to another property. Call the Fund at 800-933-9843. The Fund also has a database of affordable rental properties.
✓ Details checked October 3, 2026
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West Virginia Human Rights Commission. You can call, write or visit its office to report housing discrimination (unfair treatment). The Commission says the complaint must be filed within 365 days of the most recent act. Call 304-558-2616.
✓ Details checked October 3, 2026
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West Virginia Judiciary court forms. The court system posts forms at courtswv.gov. Its Landlord-Tenant forms include an answer form for a case called "Wrongful Occupation of Residential Rental Property or Factory-Built Home Site". The site says its forms are not a substitute for legal advice.
✓ Details checked October 3, 2026
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