Tex. Prop. Code § 53.281 · Subchapter L. WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIEN OR PAYMENT BOND CLAIM
WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIEN OR PAYMENT BOND CLAIM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Any waiver and release of a lien or payment bond claim under this chapter is unenforceable unless a waiver and release is executed and delivered in accordance with this subchapter.
(b) A waiver and release is effective to release the owner, the owner's property, the contractor, and the surety on a payment bond from claims and liens only if:
(1) the waiver and release substantially complies with one of the forms prescribed by Section 53.284;
(2) the waiver and release is signed by the claimant or the claimant's authorized agent; and
(3) in the case of a conditional release, evidence of payment to the claimant exists.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 271 (H.B. 1456), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 35, eff. January 1, 2022.
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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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