Texas Mechanics Lien

AFFIDAVIT CLAIMING MECHANIC'S LIEN (TEXAS)

Filed with the county clerk under Tex. Property Code Chapter 53. The claimant claims a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien on the real property described below to secure payment for labor or materials furnished to improve that property.

1. CLAIMANT Name: [CLAIMANT NAME] Role: [ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR / MATERIAL SUPPLIER / LABORER] Mailing address: [CLAIMANT ADDRESS]

2. AMOUNT OF THE CLAIM The amount claimed, after all lawful offsets, payments, and credits, is: $[AMOUNT].

3. OWNER OR REPUTED OWNER Name: [OWNER NAME] Mailing address: [OWNER ADDRESS]

4. ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR AND HIRING PARTY Original contractor: [ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR NAME]. The claimant furnished the labor or materials under an agreement with: [PERSON OR COMPANY THAT ORDERED THE WORK].

5. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK General statement of the kind of work done or materials furnished: [DESCRIPTION]. Month(s) the labor or materials were provided and unpaid: [MONTH(S) AND YEAR]. Date work was completed, terminated, or abandoned, or claimant last furnished: [DATE].

6. PROPERTY Street address: [PROPERTY ADDRESS]. Legal description sufficient to identify the property: [LEGAL DESCRIPTION]. County: [COUNTY].

7. AFFIDAVIT / VERIFICATION Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared the claimant or the claimant's authorized agent, who swore that the statements in this affidavit are true and correct.

Signature: [SIGNATURE] Printed name and title: [NAME AND TITLE] Date: [DATE] [NOTARY / JURAT]

DEADLINE NOTE (Texas uses a calendar-month deadline, not a fixed day count): Under Property Code section 53.052, on a non-residential project an original contractor files this affidavit by the 15th day of the fourth month after the work was completed, terminated, or abandoned, and a subcontractor or supplier files by the 15th day of the fourth month after the month it last provided labor or materials. On residential construction, both deadlines fall on the 15th day of the third month.

HOMESTEAD WARNING (include if the property is a homestead, per section 53.254(f)): NOTICE: THIS IS NOT A LIEN. THIS IS ONLY AN AFFIDAVIT CLAIMING A LIEN.

MONTHLY NOTICE OF UNPAID BALANCE (sent by a subcontractor or supplier to the owner and the original contractor under section 53.056; non-residential by the 15th day of the third month after each unpaid month, residential by the 15th day of the second month)

The undersigned provided labor or materials to improve the property described above during the month of [MONTH AND YEAR] under an agreement with [HIRING PARTY], and $[AMOUNT] remains unpaid. This notice is given to preserve the right to claim a lien and to trap funds owed by the owner to the original contractor.

To (owner): [OWNER NAME AND ADDRESS] To (original contractor): [ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR NAME AND ADDRESS] From (claimant): [CLAIMANT NAME AND ADDRESS] Date sent: [DATE]

Note: This Texas lien affidavit and notices follow Tex. Property Code Chapter 53, including sections 53.052, 53.054, 53.056, and 53.254, as amended by House Bill 2237 effective January 1, 2022. Confirm the current statutory contents, the month-based deadlines, and any homestead requirements, or have this reviewed by an attorney, before you file.