Texas § PR.53.021 - PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PR.53.021 — PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PR.53.021. PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN
PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN. A person has a lien if the person, under a contract with the owner or the owner's agent, trustee, receiver, contractor, or subcontractor: (1) labors or furnishes labor or materials for construction or repair of an improvement; (2) specially fabricates material, even if the material is not delivered; (3) is a licensed architect, engineer, or surveyor providing services to prepare a design, drawing, plan, plat, survey, or specification; (4) provides labor, plant material, or other supplies for the installation of landscaping for an improvement, including the construction of a retention pond, retaining wall, berm, irrigation system, fountain, or other similar installation; or (5) performs labor as part of, or furnishes labor or materials for, the demolition of an improvement on real property. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3535, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 395, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 16.01, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 1, 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 271 (H.B. 1456 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237 ), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2022.
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Section PR.53.021 ("PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN") 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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