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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.105 (2026)

Owner's Liability For Failure To Reserve Funds

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Sec. 53.105. OWNER'S LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO RESERVE FUNDS. (a) If the owner fails or refuses to comply with this subchapter, the claimants complying with Subchapter C or this subchapter have a lien, at least to the extent of the amount that should have been reserved from the original contract under which they are claiming, against the improvements and all of its properties and against the lot or lots of land necessarily connected.

(b) The claimants share the lien proportionately in accordance with the preference provided by Section 53.104.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3546, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 13.02, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (H.B. 1390), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1992–2012 · leading case: Morrell Masonry Supply, Inc. v. Lupe's Shenandoah Reserve, LLC, 363 S.W.3d 901 (Tex. App. 2012).
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Morrell Masonry Supply, Inc. v. Lupe's Shenandoah Reserve, LLC, 363 S.W.3d 901 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.105 (West Supp. -2011).”
Hadnot v. Wenco Distributors, 961 S.W.2d 232 (Tex. App. 1997). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.105(a) (Vernon 1995).”
TDIndustries, Inc. v. NCNB Texas Nat'l Bank, 837 S.W.2d 270 (Tex. App. 1992). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 53.105(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Morrell Masonry Supply, Inc. v. Loeb, 349 S.W.3d 664 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Prop.Code § 53.105(a); Stolz, 42 S.W.”
Morrell Masonry Supply, Inc. v. Cedric K. Loeb, Sabrina Loeb & Cellar Doors Homes, Inc. (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 53.105(a); Stolz , 42 S.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 53.105(a): 4 cases
Hadnot v. Wenco Distributors, 961 S.W.2d 232 (Tex. App. 1997). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.105(a) (Vernon 1995).”
TDIndustries, Inc. v. NCNB Texas Nat'l Bank, 837 S.W.2d 270 (Tex. App. 1992). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 53.105(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Morrell Masonry Supply, Inc. v. Loeb, 349 S.W.3d 664 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Prop.Code § 53.105(a); Stolz, 42 S.W.”
Morrell Masonry Supply, Inc. v. Cedric K. Loeb, Sabrina Loeb & Cellar Doors Homes, Inc. (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 53.105(a); Stolz , 42 S.”
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