Texas Property Code
§ 62.041 — TIME TO FILE
PR § 62.041Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS · Part B. LIENS · Ch. 62. BROKER'S AND APPRAISER'S LIEN ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE · Art. C. TIME FOR FILING NOTICE OF LIEN
Statute text
View on source(a)If a broker has earned a commission under a commission agreement signed by a seller or the seller's authorized agent, a broker must record a notice of lien:
(1)after the commission is earned; and
(2)before the conveyance of the commercial real estate interest on which the broker is claiming a lien.
(b)If a broker has earned a commission under a commission agreement signed by a prospective buyer or a prospective buyer's authorized agent, the broker must record a notice of lien:
(1)after the buyer acquires legal title to the commercial real estate interest on which the broker is claiming a lien; and
(2)before the buyer conveys the buyer's commercial real estate interest on which the broker is claiming a lien.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1571, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.