Texas Statutes
§ 53.105 — OWNER'S LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO RESERVE FUNDS.
Texas § 53.105
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Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 53.105 (2026).
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Sec. 53.105. OWNER'S LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO RESERVE FUNDS.
(a)If the owner fails or refuses to comply with this subchapter, the claimants complying with Subchapter C or this subchapter have a lien, at least to the extent of the amount that should have been reserved from the original contract under which they are claiming, against the improvements and all of its properties and against the lot or lots of land necessarily connected.
(b)The claimants share the lien proportionately in accordance with the preference provided by Section 53.104 .
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Legislative History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3546, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 13.02, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (H.B. 1390 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237 ), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2022.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 53.003
NOTICES.§ 53.021
PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN.§ 53.022
PROPERTY TO WHICH LIEN EXTENDS.§ 53.023
PAYMENT SECURED BY LIEN.§ 53.026
SHAM CONTRACT.§ 53.051
NECESSARY PROCEDURES.§ 53.052
FILING OF AFFIDAVIT.§ 53.054
CONTENTS OF AFFIDAVIT.§ 53.055
NOTICE OF FILED AFFIDAVIT.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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