Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 56.055 · Subchapter B. CONTINGENT PAYMENT CLAUSE
USE OF CLAUSE TO INVALIDATE ENFORCEABILITY OR PERFECTION OF MECHANIC'S LIEN PROHIBITED.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A contingent payment clause may not be used as a basis for invalidation of the enforceability or perfection of a mechanic's lien under Chapter 53, Property Code.
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History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.001(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
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