Texas Property Code
§ 28.0091 — UNSIGNED CHANGE ORDER
PR § 28.0091Title 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES · Ch. 28. PROMPT PAYMENT TO CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
Statute text
View on source(a)A contractor or subcontractor may elect not to proceed with additional work directed by an owner if:
(1)the contractor or subcontractor has not received a written, fully executed change order for the owner-directed additional work; and
(2)the aggregate actual or anticipated value of the additional work plus any previous owner-directed additional work for which the contractor or subcontractor has not received a written, fully executed change order exceeds 10 percent of the contractor's or subcontractor's original contract amount.
(b)A contractor or subcontractor who elects not to proceed with additional work as provided by this section is not responsible for damages associated with the election not to proceed.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 3485), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.