To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations

Summary

HB 4452 removes §35-1-8 of the West Virginia Code, which placed limits on the quantity of real property that trustees of certain religious organizations could hold. The repeal allows those organizations to own unlimited real estate through their trustees. This change eliminates an old mortmain restriction on religious property ownership.

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