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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021

PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN

Applied in 30 court decisions — leading case Mirta Zorrilla v. Aypco Construction II, LLC and Jose Luis Munoz (2015)

Most recently applied in Mirta Zorrilla v. Aypco Construction II, LLC and Jose Luis Munoz (June 2015)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3535, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

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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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.