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Lien Deadlines And Notices
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1ST NOTICE
Commercial Existing Residential New Residential
Notice Of Claim For Unpaid Labor Or Materials | Notice Of Claim For Unpaid Retainage Residential Notice To Owner And General Contractor To Trap Funds | Notice Of Claim For Unpaid Retainage Residential Notice To Owner And General Contractor To Trap Funds | Notice Of Claim For Unpaid Retainage
On private Commercial projects TEXAS Property Code § 53.056 mandates that Subcontractors who have a balance due on the third month after supplying equipment, labor, materials or services must send by certified mail to the General/Prime Contractor and Owner a Notice Of Claim For Unpaid Labor Or Materials OR a Notice Of Claim For Unpaid Retainage. It is advisable that any other legal parties (Customer, Lender/Surety) also be sent the notice.

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On Existing Residential TEXAS On Existing Residential projects TEXAS Property Code § 53.083 mandates that Subcontractors who have a balance due on the second month after supplying equipment, labor, materials or services must send by Certified Mail to all legal parties a TX Residential Notice To Owner And General Contractor To Trap Funds (2nd MONTH NOTICE).

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On New Residential projects On Existing Residential projects TEXAS Property Code § 53.083 mandates that Subcontractors who have a balance due on the second month after supplying equipment, labor, materials or services must send by Certified Mail to all legal parties a TX Residential Notice To Owner And General Contractor To Trap Funds (2nd MONTH NOTICE).

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LIEN WARNING
Commercial Existing Residential New Residential
Notice Of Intent To File A Lien Notice Of Intent To File A Lien Notice Of Intent To File A Lien
(OPTIONAL) On private Commercial projects use a TEXAS Notice Of Intent to notify all legal parties (Owner, Lender, Customer, Lender/Surety) for a Private that a Lien Affidavit will be filed if payment is not received by a stated deadline, usually ten (10) days.

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(OPTIONAL) On private Existing Residential projects use a TEXAS Notice Of Intent to notify all legal parties (Owner, Lender, Customer, Lender/Surety) for a Private that a Lien Affidavit will be filed if payment is not received by a stated deadline, usually ten (10) days.

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(OPTIONAL) On private New Residential projects use a TEXAS Notice Of Intent to notify all legal parties (Owner, Lender, Customer, Lender/Surety) for a Private that a Lien Affidavit will be filed if payment is not received by a stated deadline, usually ten (10) days.

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CONSTRUCTION LIEN
Commercial Existing Residential New Residential
Lien Affidavit Residential Lien Affidavit Residential Lien Affidavit
On private Commercial projects TEXAS Property Code § 53.001 mandates that a General/Prime contractor may file a notarized TEXAS Lien Affidavit (Original Contractor) for a commercial project by the 15th day of the month, three (3) months after the completion of providing equipment, labor, materials or services for a project.

TEXAS Property Code §§ 53.054, 52.056, 53.103 mandates that a Subcontractor may file a TEXAS Lien Affidavit (Subcontractor/Supplier) after the 15th day of the month, three (3) months after the completion of providing equipment, labor, materials or services for a project.

The claim must be recorded with the County Clerk in the county where the project is located. Mail a recorded copy to all legal parties on a project (Owner, Lender/ Surety).

As Claimant you must file suit to foreclose on a TEXAS Lien Affidavit (Commercial project) within one (1) year a lien is recorded.

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On Existing Residential projects TEXAS Property Code §§ 53.054, 52.056, 53.103 mandates that a General/Prime contractor or Subcontractor may file a notarized TEXAS Residential Lien Affidavit for a Existing Residential project by the 15th day of the month, three (3) months after the completion of providing equipment, labor, materials or services for a project.

The claim must be recorded with the County Clerk in the county where the project is located. Mail a recorded copy to all legal parties on a project (Genera/Prime contractor, Owner, Lender/Surety).

A Claimant on a Residential project must file suit to foreclose on a TEXAS Residential Lien Affidavit within within one (1) year a lien is recorded.

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On New Residential projects TEXAS Property Code §§ 53.054, 52.056, 53.103 mandates that a General/Prime contractor or Subcontractor may file a notarized TEXAS Residential Lien Affidavit for a Existing Residential project by the 15th day of the month, three (3) months after the completion of providing equipment, labor, materials or services for a project.

The claim must be recorded with the County Clerk in the county where the project is located. Mail a recorded copy to all legal parties on a project (Genera/Prime contractor, Owner, Lender/Surety).

A Claimant on a Residential project must file suit to foreclose on a TEXAS Residential Lien Affidavit within within one (1) year a lien is recorded.

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Counties to record or release a TEXAS Lien Affidavit: Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis, El Paso, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall,Kenedy,Kent,Kerr,Kimble,King,Kinney,Kleberg,Knox,Lamar,Lamb,Lampasas,La Salle, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Polk, Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Yoakum, Young, Zapata, Zavala

For addresses of county clerk’s offices to mail or record in person a TEXAS Lien Affidavit, click here.