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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Property Code § 53.022: PROPERTY TO WHICH LIEN EXTENDS.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. PROPERTY CODE
  2. TITLE 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS
  3. SUBTITLE B. LIENS
  4. CHAPTER 53. MECHANIC'S, CONTRACTOR'S, OR MATERIALMAN'S LIEN
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN; SUBJECT PROPERTY

(a) The lien extends to the improvements and to each lot of land necessarily connected.

(b) The lien does not extend to abutting sidewalks, streets, and utilities that are public property.

(c) A lien against land in a city, town, or village extends to each lot on which the improvement is situated or on which the labor was performed.

(d) A lien against land not in a city, town, or village extends to not more than 50 acres on which the improvement is situated or on which the labor was performed.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3536, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2022.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:37Z. Source file · JSON

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