Texas Statutes
§ 53.204 — RELIANCE ON RECORD.
Texas § 53.204
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Bluebook
Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 53.204 (2026).
Text
Sec. 53.204. RELIANCE ON RECORD. A purchaser, lender, or other person acquiring an interest in the owner's property or an insurer of title is entitled to rely on the record of the bond and contract as constituting payment of all claims and liens for labor, subcontracts, materials, or specially fabricated materials incurred by the original contractor as if the purchaser, lender, or other person acquiring an interest in the owner's property or an insurer of title were the owner who approved, accepted, and endorsed the bond and as if each person furnishing labor or materials for the work performed under the original contract, other than the original contractor, had filed a complete release and relinquishment of lien of record.
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Legislative History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3552, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 53.204, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/PR/53.204.