Mark Required Fields In Legal Texas Liens Forms For Free

For the most part, all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, design professionals, materials suppliers, and equipment suppliers who provide labor or materials to a property in Texas are not required to have a written contract (a verbal contract is sufficient) to qualify for the right to file a lien.

The lien release should be signed and notarized by the same person (contractor) who filed the mechanic's lien. Preparing and filing the document itself can be done by the interested party (i.e. the project owner) or any other individual.

In Texas, a lien is simply created when a property owner fails to pay their property taxes and the property taxes become delinquent. If these property taxes are still unpaid after a certain time frame, the home could end up in foreclosure.

Fill out your lien form with complete, accurate details. Bring your Affidavit of Lien to the county recorder's office in the county where the property is located, and pay the lien recording fee. After recording a Texas mechanics lien, claimants must provide notice to the property owner and GC within 5 days of filing.

In any proceeding to foreclose a lien or to enforce a claim against a bond issued under Subchapter H, I, or J or in any proceeding to declare that any lien or claim is invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the court shall award costs and reasonable attorney's fees as are equitable and just.

Either way, your lien documents take minutes to prepare and file ? no lawyer needed! Here are samples of the documents we provide. Subcontractors are required to file a pre-lien notice either before or when they file a mechanic's lien.