West Virginia § 38-4-17 - 38-4-17. Resale upon default of purchaser.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 38-4-17 — 38-4-17. Resale upon default of purchaser., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-4-17. 38-4-17. Resale upon default of purchaser.
If at any sale by an officer, the purchaser shall not comply with the terms of sale, the officer may resell the property, either forthwith or under a new advertisement, or return that the property was not sold for want of bidders. If, on a resale, the property be sold for less than it sold for before, the first purchaser shall be liable for the difference to the creditor, so far as is required to satisfy him and to the debtor for the balance. This section shall not prevent the creditor from proceeding as he might have done if it had not been enacted.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-4-17 ("38-4-17. Resale upon default of purchaser.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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