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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021

Persons Entitled To Lien

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Sec. 53.021. PERSONS ENTITLED TO LIEN. A person has a lien if the person, under a contract with the owner or the owner's agent, trustee, receiver, contractor, or subcontractor:

(1) labors or furnishes labor or materials for construction or repair of an improvement;

(2) specially fabricates material, even if the material is not delivered;

(3) is a licensed architect, engineer, or surveyor providing services to prepare a design, drawing, plan, plat, survey, or specification;

(4) provides labor, plant material, or other supplies for the installation of landscaping for an improvement, including the construction of a retention pond, retaining wall, berm, irrigation system, fountain, or other similar installation; or

(5) performs labor as part of, or furnishes labor or materials for, the demolition of an improvement on real property.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3535, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 395, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 16.01, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 1, 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 271 (H.B. 1456), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 65 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: Reliance National Indemnity Co. v. Advance'd Temporaries, Inc.
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Reliance National Indemnity Co. v. Advance'd Temporaries, Inc. (2007) tex · cites it 3× “See Tex. PROp.Code § 53.021 The court of appeals, however, reversed the trial court’s judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings.”
Centurion Planning Corp. v. Seabrook Venture II (2005) texapp · cites it 2× “” Tex. Prop.Code ANN. § 53.021(c) (Vernon Supp.”
Mirta Zorrilla v. Aypco Construction II, LLC and Jose Luis Munoz (2015) tex “”); Tex. PROP. Code Ann. § 53.021 (a)(2) (“A person has a lien if .”
Raymond v. Rahme (2002) texapp “Gen. Laws 3475 , 3535, amended in part by Act of May 24, 1995, 74th Leg.”
Okorafor v. UNCLE SAM & ASSOCIATES, INC. (2009) texapp “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.021 (Vernon 2007).”
MG Building Materials, Ltd. v. Moses Lopez Custom Homes, Inc. (2005) texapp “We further hold that Lopez can not avoid the effect of this broad assignment by arguing that it only assigned the Hen created by the mechanic’s Hen contract, and did not assign its right to assert a statutory Hen under the pre-existing new home contract.”
AMS Const. Co., Inc. v. Warm Springs Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. (2002) texapp “Tex. PROP.Code Ann. § 53.021(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Gibson v. Bostick Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. (2004) texapp “” Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 53.021(a)(Vernon Supp.”
Walker & Associates Surveying, Inc. v. Roberts (2010) texapp “9 See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.021 (a)(2) (Vernon 2007) *849 (only persons with contract entitled to file lien); Taylor Elec.”
Trinity Drywall Systems, LLC v. TOKA General Contractors, Ltd., and Vineyard Village, MSV, LLC (2013) texapp “Chapter 53 also creates a statutory lien for a person who is contracted to labor, specially fabricate material, or furnish labor or material for the construction or repair of a house, building, or improvement, regardless of whether the person has a direct contractual…”
Bluelinx Corp. v. Texas Construction Systems, Inc. (2011) texapp “See Tex. Prop.Code § 53.021. Bluelinx offers no support for the theory that this was improper solely because the damages were awarded on a quantum meruit claim.”
Addison Urban Development Partners, LLC v. Alan Ritchey Materials Company, LC (2014) texapp · cites it 2× “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.021 (West Supp.2013) (emphasis added).”
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— Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(1) — 2 cases
G Force Framing LLC, Kerry Graves, Kerry Graves on Behalf of G Force Framing LLC, and Kerry Graves D/B/A G Force Framing (2022) texapp
CJ Project Management, Inc. d/b/a CJ Group v. BSPV-Plano, LLC (2025) txeb
— Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(3) — 1 case
ADVANCE'D TEMPORARIES, INC. v. Reliance Surety Co. (2005) texapp
— Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(a) — 9 cases
Reliance National Indemnity Co. v. Advance'd Temporaries, Inc. (2007) tex “See Tex. PROp.Code § 53.021 The court of appeals, however, reversed the trial court’s judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings.”
Raymond v. Rahme (2002) texapp “Gen. Laws 3475 , 3535, amended in part by Act of May 24, 1995, 74th Leg.”
AMS Const. Co., Inc. v. Warm Springs Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. (2002) texapp “Tex. PROP.Code Ann. § 53.021(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Gibson v. Bostick Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. (2004) texapp “” Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 53.021(a)(Vernon Supp.”
Amegy Bank National Ass'n v. Brazos M & E, Ltd. (In Re Bigler LP) (2011) txsb
— Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(a)(1) — 5 cases
Sorrell v. Electronic Payment Systems, Inc. (In Re Sorrell) (2002) txeb
ADVANCE'D TEMPORARIES, INC. v. Reliance Surety Co. (2005) texapp
Sandeep Patel and ERCC Construction Company, LLC v. Warwick Construction, Inc. (2022) texapp
American Technology, Inc. v. Balistreri-Amrhein (2021) txeb
Astra Ventures, LLC v. Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P. (2025) texapp
— Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(a)(1)(A) — 3 cases
Worry Free Services, Inc. v. Camareno (In Re Camarreno) (2004) ca5
J & J EQUIPMENT, INC. v. Pilkinton (1993) texapp
Astra Ventures, LLC v. Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P. (2025) texapp
— Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(a)(2) — 5 cases
MG Building Materials, Ltd. v. Moses Lopez Custom Homes, Inc. (2005) texapp “We further hold that Lopez can not avoid the effect of this broad assignment by arguing that it only assigned the Hen created by the mechanic’s Hen contract, and did not assign its right to assert a statutory Hen under the pre-existing new home contract.”
2811 Associates, Ltd. v. Metroplex Lighting and Electric (1989) texapp
Sorrell v. Electronic Payment Systems, Inc. (In Re Sorrell) (2002) txeb
Denco CS Corporation v. Body Bar, LLC (2014) texapp
GSL of Ill, LLC v. McCaffety Electric Co. (In Re Demay International LLC) (2012) txsd
— Tex. Prop. Code § 53.021(c) — 2 cases
Centurion Planning Corp. v. Seabrook Venture II (2005) texapp “” Tex. Prop.Code ANN. § 53.021(c) (Vernon Supp.”
Thompson Company, Inc. v. Paris Lakes Medical Assets, LLC (2021) txed
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