Tex. Prop. Code § 53.171 · Subchapter H. BOND TO INDEMNIFY AGAINST LIEN
BOND.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a lien, other than a lien granted by the owner in a written contract, is fixed or is attempted to be fixed by a recorded instrument under this chapter, any person may file a bond to indemnify against the lien.
(b) The bond shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the property subject to the lien is located.
(c) A mechanic's lien claim against an owner's property is discharged after:
(1) a bond that complies with Section 53.172 is filed;
(2) the notice of the bond is issued as provided by Section 53.173; and
(3) the bond and notice are recorded as provided by Section 53.174.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3549, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 24, 39(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 526, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm
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