Texas Property Code - PROP § 53.056. Derivative Claimant: Notice to Owner and Original Contractor

(a) Except as provided by Section 53.057, a claimant other than an original contractor must give the notice prescribed by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) for the lien to be valid.

(a-1) For all unpaid labor or materials provided, the claimant must send a notice of claim for unpaid labor or materials to the owner or reputed owner and the original contractor. The notice must be sent:

(a-2) The notice must be in substantially the following form:

“NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR UNPAID LABOR OR MATERIALS

“WARNING: This notice is provided to preserve lien rights.

“Owner's property may be subject to a lien if sufficient funds are

not withheld from future payments to the original contractor to

cover this debt.

“Date:_______________________________

“Project description and/or address: _________________________

“Claimant's name: _______________________________

“Type of labor or materials provided: _________________________

“Original contractor's name: _______________________________

“Party with whom claimant contracted if different from original contractor: _______________________________

“Claim amount: _______________________________

“_______________________________ (Claimant's contact person)

“_______________________________ (Claimant's address)”

(a-3) The notice may include an invoice or billing statement.

(a-4) A claimant may give to the original contractor a written notice of an unpaid labor or materials invoice that is past due. A notice under this subsection is not required for a lien to be valid.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), § 36(4).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), § 36(4).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), § 36(4).

(e) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), § 36(4).

(f) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), § 36(4).