Texas § PR.56.043 - RETENTION OF PAYMENT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PR.56.043 — RETENTION OF PAYMENT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PR.56.043. RETENTION OF PAYMENT
RETENTION OF PAYMENT. A property owner who is served with a mineral subcontractor's notice may withhold payment to the contractor in the amount claimed until the debt on which the lien is based is settled or determined to be not owed. The owner is not liable to the subcontractor for more than the amount that the owner owes the original contractor when the notice is received. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3569, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
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Section PR.56.043 ("RETENTION OF PAYMENT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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