Texas Property Code
§ 53.052 — FILING OF AFFIDAVIT
PR § 53.052Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS · Part B. LIENS · Ch. 53. MECHANIC'S, CONTRACTOR'S, OR MATERIALMAN'S LIEN · Art. C. PROCEDURE FOR PERFECTING LIEN
Statute text
View on source(a)An original contractor claiming the lien must file an affidavit with the county clerk:
(1)for projects other than residential construction projects, not later than the 15th day of the fourth month after the month in which the original contractor's work was completed, terminated, or abandoned; or
(2)for residential construction projects, not later than the 15th day of the third month after the month in which the original contractor's work was completed, terminated, or abandoned.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), a claimant other than an original contractor claiming the lien must file an affidavit with the county clerk not later than the 15th day of the fourth month after the later of:
(1)the month the claimant last provided labor or materials; or
(2)the month the claimant would normally have been required to deliver the last of specially fabricated materials that have not been actually delivered.
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2022.