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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.082 (2026)

Time For Which Funds Are Withheld

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Sec. 53.082. TIME FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE WITHHELD. Unless the claim is otherwise settled, discharged, indemnified against under Subchapter H or I, or determined to be invalid by a final judgment of a court, the owner shall retain the funds withheld until:

(1) the time for filing the affidavit of mechanic's lien has passed; or

(2) if a lien affidavit has been filed, the lien claim has been satisfied or released.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3544, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Raymond v. Rahme, 78 S.W.3d 552 (Tex. App. 2002).
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Raymond v. Rahme, 78 S.W.3d 552 (Tex. App. 2002). “Laws 4693 , 4697 (amended 1997) (current version at Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.081 (West Supp. 2002)); Tex.”
Long Q. Pham & Thao M. Silva v. Harris Cnty. Rentals, L.L.C., 455 S.W.3d 702 (Tex. App. 2014). “081 (Vernon 2007); Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.082 (West 1995); Stolz, 42 S.”
Addison Urban Dev. Partners, LLC v. Alan Ritchey Materials Co., LC, 437 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.082 (West 2007); Raymond v.”
In Re Medina, 413 B.R. 583 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2009). “See Tex. Prop. Code, § 53.082 (permitting the original contractor to contest a Notice of Claim within 30 days, or to post a bond).”
Astra Ventures, LLC v. Serv. Steel Warehouse Co., L.P. (Tex. App. 2025). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.082. The claimant may make a written demand for payment from an owner authorized to withhold funds, and it must send a copy of the demand to the original contractor.”
Curtis Raymond v. Marcel Rahme & Williams Investments (Tex. App. 2002). “Laws 4693 , 4697 (amended 1997) (current version at Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.081 (West Supp.”
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