Tex. Prop. Code § 53.152 · Subchapter G. RELEASE AND FORECLOSURE; ACTION ON CLAIM
RELEASE OF CLAIM OR LIEN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) When a debt for labor or materials is satisfied or paid by collected funds, the person who furnished the labor or materials shall, not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of a written request, furnish to the requesting person a release of the indebtedness and any lien claimed, to the extent of the indebtedness paid. An owner, the original contractor, or any person making the payment may request the release.
(b) A release of lien must be in a form that would permit it to be filed of record.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3548, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm
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