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Texas
Mechanic's Lien
Deadlines & Filing Guide
Know your notice requirements, lien filing deadlines, and foreclosure deadlines before you lose your rights.
GET YOUR LIEN TOOLKIT
Required?
Not required for prime contractors; Subs: 15th day of month, 3 months after work provided and unpaid
File by:
Commercial: 15th day of 4th month after completing; Residential: 15th day of 3rd month
Enforce by:
Later of 1 year after completion/termination/abandonment or 2 years (commercial)/1 year (residential) from last date affidavit could have been recorded
Where found:
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 53.001 et seq.
File a lien affidavit with the County Clerk in the county where the property is located. Must include a sworn statement of the amount due, property description, and name of owner. Serve notice on the owner. Constitutional lien for original contractors.
Complex deadline calculations; constitutional lien for original contractors.
Contract
Signed
Work Begins
Signed
Preliminary
Notice
Not required for prime contractors; Subs: 15th day of month, 3 months after work provided and unpaid
Last
Furnishing
File Lien
Commercial: 15th day of 4th month after completing; Residential: 15th day of 3rd month
Enforce Lien
Later of 1 year after completion/termination/abandonment or 2 years (commercial)/1 year (residential) from last date affidavit could have been recorded