Texas
For Texas, preliminary notice required is conditional — not required for GC; required for derivative claimants (subs/suppliers) monthly; notice name is Notice of Claim; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required; notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 15th day of the 3rd month after each month of unpaid work (commercial); lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 15th day of the 4th month after the month the original contract was completed, terminated, or abandoned (commercial), recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Texas verified
- Preliminary notice required
- conditional — not required for GC; required for derivative claimants (subs/suppliers) monthly our reading
- Notice name
- Notice of Claim verified
- Notice deadline — GC (days)
- not required verified
- Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 15th day of the 3rd month after each month of unpaid work (commercial) verified
- Lien recording deadline — GC (days)
- 15th day of the 4th month after the month the original contract was completed, terminated, or abandoned (commercial)
- Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 15th day of the 4th month after the month the claimant last furnished labor or materials (commercial)
- Enforcement deadline (days)
- 1 year from the last day the lien affidavit could have been filed
- Late notice consequence
- forfeiture our reading
- Statute
- Texas Property Code Chapter 53
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Original contractors are not required to serve any preliminary notice before filing a mechanic lien affidavit in Texas. Derivative claimants must serve a Notice of Claim for Unpaid Labor or Materials on both the property owner and the original contractor before filing a lien affidavit. For non-residential projects, this notice must be served by the 15th day of the 3rd calendar month following each month in which labor or materials were furnished but remain unpaid (§53.056).
— mechanicslien.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- mechanicslien.comhttps://mechanicslien.com/texas