Tex. Prop. Code § 62.062 · Subchapter D. ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by this section, a broker claiming a lien under this chapter must bring a suit to foreclose the lien on or before the second anniversary of the date the notice of lien is recorded.
(b) A broker claiming a lien to collect a deferred commission must bring a suit to foreclose the lien on or before the earlier of:
(1) the second anniversary of the date on which the commission is payable; or
(2) the 10th anniversary of the date the lien is recorded or the 10th anniversary of the date the broker records a subsequent notice of the lien as a renewal of the broker's right to the lien, whichever date is later.
(c) A renewal of a notice of lien must state that it is a renewal of the broker's lien and must be recorded after the ninth anniversary after the date the original notice of lien or last renewal notice is recorded and on or before the 10th anniversary of the date the original notice of lien or last renewal notice is recorded.
(d) A broker claiming a lien for a commission that is payable must bring a suit to foreclose the lien not later than the 30th day after the date the broker receives a written demand to bring a suit to foreclose the lien from the owner of the commercial real estate interest on which the lien is claimed.
(e) If a suit to foreclose the lien is not brought within the period prescribed by this section, the lien is void.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1571, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.62.htm
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