West Virginia HB4452 removes Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations, allowing them to hold more land.

West Virginia HB4452 removes restrictions on the amount of land religious organizations can hold. It allows trustees of a church, parish, congregation, or branch to hold up to ten acres of land within an incorporated city, town, or village, and up to sixty acres outside such areas. This change aims to ease the Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations.

West Virginia HB4452 removes Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations, allowing them to hold more land.

West Virginia HB4452 removes restrictions on the amount of land religious organizations can hold. It allows trustees of a church, parish, congregation, or branch to hold up to ten acres of land within an incorporated city, town, or village, and up to sixty acres outside such areas. This change aims to ease the Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations.