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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.251 (2026)

Procedures For Residential Construction Projects

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Sec. 53.251. PROCEDURES FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. (a) This subchapter applies only to residential construction projects.

(b) A person must comply with this subchapter in addition to the other applicable provisions of this chapter to perfect a lien that arises from a claim resulting from a residential construction project.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 526, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: French, No. 21-04049 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Oct. 16, 2025).
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French, No. 21-04049 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Oct. 16, 2025). · cites it 2× “220 See Tex. Prop. Code § 53.251 (“A person must comply with this subchapter in addition to the other applicable provisions of this chapter to perfect a lien that arises from a claim resulting from a residential construction project.”
Jeff P. Jorgenson v. Joe v. Evans, No. 12-16-00013-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler Aug. 31, 2016). “2009); see TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 53.084(b). Subchapter K contains additional requirements that a subcontractor must satisfy regarding residential construction.”
Gary Milner v. Balcke-Durr, Inc., No. 03-05-00547-CV, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 6935 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 4, 2006). “Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 53.251 -.260 (West Supp.”
Gary Milner v. Balcke-Durr, Inc., No. 03-05-00547-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 4, 2006). “Because a subcontractor is a 1 Subchapter K, which is inapplicable here, contains additional requirements for perfection of liens in construction projects on residential property.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 53.251(a): 1 case
French, No. 21-04049 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Oct. 16, 2025). “220 See Tex. Prop. Code § 53.251 (“A person must comply with this subchapter in addition to the other applicable provisions of this chapter to perfect a lien that arises from a claim resulting from a residential construction project.”
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