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Tex. Prop. Code § 56.022 (2026)

Contents Of Affidavit

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Sec. 56.022. CONTENTS OF AFFIDAVIT. (a) A lien claimant's affidavit must include:

(1) the name of the mineral property owner involved, if known;

(2) the name and mailing address of the claimant;

(3) the dates of performance or furnishing;

(4) a description of the land, leasehold interest, pipeline, or pipeline right-of-way involved; and

(5) an itemized list of amounts claimed.

(b) A mineral subcontractor's affidavit must in addition include:

(1) the name of the person for whom labor was performed or material was furnished or hauled; and

(2) a statement that the subcontractor timely served written notice that the lien is claimed on the property owner or the owner's agent, representative, or receiver.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3568, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Paramount Pipe & Supply Co. v. Muhr, 749 S.W.2d 491 (Tex. 1988).
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Paramount Pipe & Supply Co. v. Muhr, 749 S.W.2d 491 (Tex. 1988). “The affidavits and exhibits before us satisfy the requirements of Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 56.022 (Vernon 1986).”
PADCO Energy Servs., LLC v. Case Energy Servs., LLC (Bankr. W.D. La. 2019). · cites it 3× “Do Case’s Texas Liens Adequately Set Forth the Amounts Claimed? For the same reasons set out above in connection with the Louisiana liens, the Court concludes that Case failed to satisfy the requirement that it include “an itemized list of amounts claimed.”
Walthers v. Hermat Oilfield Servs., Inc., 373 F. App'x 497 (5th Cir. 2010). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 56.022(a)(4) (Vernon 2007).”
Pearl Resources LLC v. Allied OFS LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2022). · cites it 2× “043; (2) because Maverick’s Lien Claim fails to comply with Tex. Prop. Code § 56.022; and (3) because Maverick’s Lien Claim fails to comply with Tex.”
Nova Mud, Inc. v. Sandra H. Staley, Individually as Indep. of the Est. of George G. Staley, & as Tr. of the Tax Free Trust for Sandra H. Staley (Tex. App. 2019). “However, before being able to perfect the lien, a mineral subcontractor claiming the lien must serve the property owner with written notice that the lien is being claimed not later than the 10th day before the affidavit is filed.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 56.022(a)(4): 1 case
Walthers v. Hermat Oilfield Servs., Inc., 373 F. App'x 497 (5th Cir. 2010). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 56.022(a)(4) (Vernon 2007).”
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