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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.154 (2026)
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Sec. 53.154. FORECLOSURE. A mechanic's lien may be foreclosed only on judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction foreclosing the lien and ordering the sale of the property subject to the lien.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3549, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: CVN Grp., Inc. v. Delgado, 95 S.W.3d 234 (Tex. 2002).
CVN Grp., Inc. v. Delgado, 95 S.W.3d 234 (Tex. 2002). “Today we resolve a question of first impression for our Court: whether a trial court presented with a request for judicial foreclosure of a constitutional or statutory mechanic's lien under Texas Property Code § 53.154 is bound by an arbitrator's decision that the lien is valid.”
Hearthshire Braeswood Plaza Ltd. Partners v. Bill Kelly Co., 849 S.W.2d 380 (Tex. App. 1993). “Kelly argued in the trial court that under Texas Property Code §§ 53.154 and 53.158, it was required to bring the action through a lawsuit and not through arbitration.”
Gill Sav. Ass'n v. Int'l Supply Co. Inc., 759 S.W.2d 697 (Tex. App. 1988). “The record reveals through the testimony and exhibits that International made its proof, with the trial court finding that the principal unpaid balance owed to International as of the date of the trial was $57,-365.”
Mitchell v. Armstrong Capital Corp., 911 S.W.2d 169 (Tex. App. 1995). “Mitchell argues that nonjudicial foreclosure is an improper means of foreclosing on a mechanic's and materialmen's lien, citing Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 53.154 (Vernon 1995).”
Crawford Servs., Inc. v. Skillman Int'l Firm, L.L.C., 444 S.W.3d 265 (Tex. App. 2014). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.154. In its conclusion of law, the trial court stated: Pursuant to Chapter 53 of the Texas Property Code, the Court has the discretion as to whether or not to grant a judgment of foreclosure and an order of sale to a party who has properly perfected a…”
Dalton Contractors, Inc. v. Bryan Autumn Woods, Ltd., 60 S.W.3d 351 (Tex. App. 2001). “, the court held that even though the property code provides that only a judgment of a court can foreclose a lien, see Tex. Prop.Code § 53.154 (Vernon 1995), arbitration was available on the underlying breach of contract dispute, and that foreclosure on the lien should be stayed…”
Cavazos v. Munoz, 305 B.R. 661 (S.D. Tex. 2004). “Unlike contractual liens, which may include a right to foreclose by non-judicial sale under an agreed power of sale, a constitutional or statutory mechanic's lien may be foreclosed only by judicial action.”
Hadnot v. Wenco Distributors, 961 S.W.2d 232 (Tex. App. 1997). “” Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.154 (Vernon 1995).”
Cash Biz, LP, Redwood Fin., LLC, Cash Zone, LLC Dba Cash Biz v. Hiawatha Henry, Addie Harris, Montray Norris, & Roosevelt Coleman Jr. (Tex. App. 2015). “Liens Nonmortgage Liens Mechanics’ Liens HN9 See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.154 (1984). Governments Legislation Statute of Limitations Time Limitations Real Property Law .”
Summit Indus. Constr. LLC v. Utica East Ohio Midstream, LLC. (Tex. App. 2015). “9 Tex. Prop. Code § 53.154 ................”
Robert Tharp & Lee Ann Tharp v. Builders First Source - Texas Grp., L.P. (Tex. App. 2024). “” Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.154 . But these statutes can be harmonized without adopting BFS’s strained interpretation of Section 53.”
Adams & Reese LLP, Adam Massey, & Cassandra Walsh v. Emerald Elec. Consultants LLC (Tex. App. 2024). “16 See TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.154 (“A mechanic’s lien may be foreclosed only on judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction foreclosing the lien and ordering the sale of the property subject to the lien.”
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