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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.024 (2026)

Limitation On Subcontractor's Lien

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Sec. 53.024. LIMITATION ON SUBCONTRACTOR'S LIEN. The amount of a lien claimed by a subcontractor may not exceed:

(1) an amount equal to the proportion of the total subcontract price that the sum of the labor performed, materials furnished, materials specially fabricated, reasonable overhead costs incurred, and proportionate profit margin bears to the total subcontract price; minus

(2) the sum of previous payments received by the claimant on the subcontract.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3536, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2021 · leading case: Arias v. Brookstone, L.P., 265 S.W.3d 459 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2008).
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Arias v. Brookstone, L.P., 265 S.W.3d 459 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2008). · cites it 2× “See TEX. PROP.CODE ANN. § 53.024 (Vernon 1995) (limiting amount a subcontractor may claim).”
Schear Hampton Drywall, LLC v. Founders Com., LTD, No. 14-17-01010-CV (Tex. Crim. App. May 16, 2018). · cites it 4× “16 TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.156 .................”
Liverman, Roger, No. PD-1595-14 (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 17, 2015). · cites it 2× “3 TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.024 ................”
Liverman, Aaron, No. PD-1596-14 (Tex. Aug. 18, 2015). · cites it 2× “3 TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.024 ................”
Thompson Co. v. Paris Lakes Med. Assets, LLC, No. 4:20-cv-00390 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 22, 2021). “2 2 Texas Property Code Section 53.024 provides that the amount of a lien claimed by a subcontractor may not exceed: (1) an amount equal to the proportion of the total subcontract price that the sum of the labor performed, materials furnished, materials specially fabricated,…”
Gustavo Arias v. Brookstone, L.P., No. 01-05-00746-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 20, 2007). “See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.024 (Vernon 1995) (limiting amount a subcontractor may claim).”
Ted B. Lyon, III v. Bldg. Galveston, Inc., No. 01-15-00664-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 16, 2015). “See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.024 (Vernon 2014).”
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