Texas § 53.103 LIEN ON RESERVED FUNDS.

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§ 53.103 — LIEN ON RESERVED FUNDS.

Texas § 53.103

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Bluebook

Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 53.103 (2026).

Text

Sec. 53.103. LIEN ON RESERVED FUNDS. A claimant has a lien on the reserved funds if the claimant:

(1)sends the notices required by this chapter in the time and manner required; and

(2)except as allowed by Section 53.057 (f), files an affidavit claiming a lien not later than the 30th day after the earliest of the date:

(A)the work is completed;

(B)the original contract is terminated; or

(C)the original contractor abandons performance under the original contract.

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Sec. 53.103. LIEN ON RESERVED FUNDS. A claimant has a lien on the reserved funds if the claimant:
(1) sends the notices required by this chapter in the time and manner required; and
(2) except as allowed by Section 53.057 (f), files an affidavit claiming a lien not later than the 30th day after the earliest of the date:
(A) the work is completed;
(B) the original contract is terminated; or
(C) the original contractor abandons performance under the original contract.

Legislative History

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3545, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 629 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (H.B. 1390 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237 ), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2022.