ACLU-WV, along with partner organizations Mountain State Justice, Our Future West Virginia, and the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy, is calling on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to issue a directive to magistrates to put a moratorium on eviction actions, both new and pending, during the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A moratorium will protect the homes of West Virginian renters, including the elderly and immunocompromised, during a public health crisis. The last thing that West Virginians should face during this crisis are crowded courtroom appearances or the threat of homelessness. We ask that the Court provide clarity to magistrates on eviction matters, which will in turn ease the fears of West Virginian renters as we work through this crisis together.