{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 53.103","heading":"LIEN ON RESERVED FUNDS.","body":"A claimant has a lien on the reserved funds if the claimant:\n(1) sends the notices required by this chapter in the time and manner required; and\n(2) except as allowed by Section 53.057(f), files an affidavit claiming a lien not later than the 30th day after the earliest of the date:\n(A) the work is completed;\n(B) the original contract is terminated; or\n(C) the original contractor abandons performance under the original contract.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3545, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 629), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (H.B. 1390), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2022.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS","SUBTITLE B. LIENS","CHAPTER 53. MECHANIC'S, CONTRACTOR'S, OR MATERIALMAN'S LIEN","SUBCHAPTER E. FUNDS RESERVED FOR BENEFIT OF LIEN CLAIMANTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm#53.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"760c6f2e545ff2b0e157fbb5983ab4809554d6c3d846c4c22cb9a456437367c7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-53.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}