A lien for retainage is valid only for the amount specified to be retained in the contract, including any amendments to the contract, between the claimant and the original contractor or between the claimant and a subcontractor.
Tex. Prop. Code § 53.025
LIMITATION ON ORDINARY RETAINAGE LIEN
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Raymond v. Rahme (2002)
Most recently applied in Long Q. Pham and Thao M. Silva v. Harris County Rentals, L.L.C. (December 2014)
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3537, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.