Tex. Prop. Code § 53.157 · Subchapter G. RELEASE AND FORECLOSURE; ACTION ON CLAIM
DISCHARGE OF LIEN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An affidavit claiming a mechanic's lien filed under Section 53.052 may be discharged of record by:
(1) recording a lien release signed by the claimant under Section 53.152;
(2) failing to institute suit to foreclose the lien in the county in which the improvement is located within the period prescribed by Section 53.158, 53.175, or 53.208;
(3) recording the original or certified copy of a final judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction providing for the discharge;
(4) filing the bond and notice in compliance with Subchapter H;
(5) filing the bond in compliance with Subchapter I; or
(6) recording a certified copy of the order removing the lien under Section 53.160, provided that no bond or deposit as described by Section 53.161 was filed by the claimant within 30 days after the date the order was entered.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 526, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 22, eff. January 1, 2022.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Property Code
- Tex. Prop. Code § 53.052FILING OF AFFIDAVIT.Printed as Section 53.052
- Tex. Prop. Code § 53.152RELEASE OF CLAIM OR LIEN.Printed as Section 53.152
- Tex. Prop. Code § 53.158PERIOD FOR BRINGING SUIT TO FORECLOSE LIEN.Printed as Section 53.158, 53.175, or 53.208
- Tex. Prop. Code § 53.160SUMMARY MOTION TO REMOVE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE LIEN.Printed as Section 53.160
- Tex. Prop. Code § 53.161BOND REQUIREMENTS AFTER ORDER TO REMOVE.Printed as Section 53.161
- Tex. Prop. Code § 53.175ACTION ON BOND.Printed as Section 53.158, 53.175, or 53.208
- Tex. Prop. Code § 53.208ACTION ON BOND.Printed as Section 53.158, 53.175, or 53.208
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