# Texas — Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and enforcement windows by US state and party role

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** conditional — not required for GC; required for derivative claimants (subs/suppliers) monthly _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice name:** Notice of Claim _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — GC (days):** not required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days):** 15th day of the 3rd month after each month of unpaid work (commercial) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Texas Property Code Chapter 53

## 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).

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/texas

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14.
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