Texas Real Estate LiensTexas Real Estate Liens
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Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 18002001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800DALLAS, TEXAS 75201DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(214) 880(214) [email protected]@qsclpc.com
February 18, 2009February 18, 2009
LIEN LAWS IN TEXASLIEN LAWS IN TEXAS
Overview of Mechanics’ Liens
• Property Code– Chapter 53
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• Government Code Chapter 2253
– Formerly known as the McGregor Act
• Miller Act– 40 USC Section 270b
Thou ShaltObey the
Law
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Basic Claim Steps• Determine the Applicable Law
– Private work -- Property Code
– Public work – Government Code
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– Public work – Government Code
– Federal work -- Miller Act
PRIVATE WORK PUBLIC WORK FEDERAL WORK
PROPERTY CODE
Gov’t CodeChapter 2253
MILLERACT
PROJECTTYPE
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COVERSORIGINAL
CONTRACTORAND ALL
SUBCONTRACTORSAND SUPPLIERSFOR PROJECT
COVERSPRIME
CONTRACTORAND ALL
SUBCONTRACTORSAND SUPPLIERSFOR PROJECT
COVERSSUBCONTRACTORS
TO PRIME CONTRACTOR
FOR FIRSTTWO TIERS
AND SUPPLIERSTO FIRST TIER
SUBCONTRACTOR
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Basic Claim StepsBasic Claim Steps•• Take appropriate actions to perfect claim rightsTake appropriate actions to perfect claim rights
–– Send proper notices on timeSend proper notices on time
–– File proper papers on timeFile proper papers on time
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–– File proper papers on timeFile proper papers on time
•• File suit within proper time File suit within proper time
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History• Non-existent at
Common Law
• 1791 Maryland creation for Washington, D.C.
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for Washington, D.C.
• 1839 First Texas Mechanics’ Lien
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Common Provisions for Texas Laws• Notices of nonpayment
• Retainage
• Undelivered specially manufactured materials
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• Undelivered specially manufactured materials
Steps toEnsurePayment
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Original Contractor• Constitutional Lien
– No deadline
– Filing puts third parties on notice
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parties on notice
• Property Code lien
– 15th day of 4th monthPayMe!
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Subcontractor RightsSubcontractor Rights
•• Unbonded projectsUnbonded projects
–– Trapping funds due Trapping funds due under original contractunder original contract
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under original contractunder original contract
–– 10 % statutory 10 % statutory retainage fundretainage fund
•• Held for 30 daysHeld for 30 days
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Subcontractor RightsSubcontractor Rights•• Optional retainage noticeOptional retainage notice
–– Notice to owner by Notice to owner by 15th day of 2d month 15th day of 2d month after first month of after first month of
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after first month of after first month of workwork
–– Otherwise, retainage Otherwise, retainage notice due with each notice due with each notice of nonpaymentnotice of nonpayment
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Subcontractor RightsSubcontractor Rights•• Undelivered specially Undelivered specially
fabricated materialfabricated material
–– Notice to Owner by Notice to Owner by 15th day of 2d month 15th day of 2d month
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15th day of 2d month 15th day of 2d month after month order after month order was received and was received and acceptedaccepted
–– Notice to Owner after Notice to Owner after material is delivered material is delivered by 15th day of 3d by 15th day of 3d month month
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Subcontractor RightsSubcontractor Rights•• Funds trapping trapFunds trapping trap
–– No money if no moneyNo money if no money
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Subcontractor RightsSubcontractor Rights•• Filing lien affidavitFiling lien affidavit
–– Due by 15th day of 4th Due by 15th day of 4th month after last month month after last month of work orof work or
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of work orof work or
–– Due by 15th day of 4th Due by 15th day of 4th month after breach or month after breach or termination of original termination of original contract or subcontractcontract or subcontract
–– Notice to Owner and Notice to Owner and original contractor original contractor within 5 dayswithin 5 days
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SubSub--subcontractor Rightssubcontractor Rights•• Optional retainage noticeOptional retainage notice
–– Notice to owner and original contractor by 15th day Notice to owner and original contractor by 15th day of 2d month after 1st month of workof 2d month after 1st month of work
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–– Otherwise, notice of retainage required with notice of Otherwise, notice of retainage required with notice of nonpaymentnonpayment
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SubSub--subcontractor Rightssubcontractor Rights•• Undelivered specially fabricated materialsUndelivered specially fabricated materials
–– Notice to owner by 15th day of 2d Notice to owner by 15th day of 2d month after month order was received month after month order was received and acceptedand accepted
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and acceptedand accepted
–– Notice again after material is delivered Notice again after material is delivered and not paidand not paid
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SubSub--subcontractor Rightssubcontractor Rights•• Nonpayment for labor or Nonpayment for labor or
materialsmaterials
–– Notice to original Notice to original contractor by 15th day of contractor by 15th day of
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contractor by 15th day of contractor by 15th day of 2d month after month of 2d month after month of workwork
–– Notice to owner and Notice to owner and original contractor by 15th original contractor by 15th day of 3d month after day of 3d month after month of workmonth of work
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SubSub--subcontractor Rightssubcontractor Rights•• Filing lien affidavitsFiling lien affidavits
–– File by 15th day of 4th month File by 15th day of 4th month after last month of work or after last month of work or after breach of termination of after breach of termination of
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after breach of termination of after breach of termination of original contract or suboriginal contract or sub--subcontractsubcontract
–– For retainage, file within 30 For retainage, file within 30 days after completion of days after completion of original contractoriginal contract
–– Notice of filing of lien to Notice of filing of lien to owner and original owner and original contractor within 5 dayscontractor within 5 days
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Enforcement of Lien ClaimEnforcement of Lien Claim•• File suit within 2 years after filing of File suit within 2 years after filing of
lien orlien or
•• File suit within 1 year after File suit within 1 year after completion of original contract, completion of original contract,
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completion of original contract, completion of original contract, whichever is laterwhichever is later
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Summary Motion to Remove Invalid Lien-§53.160
• Verified motion based on one or more of 7 grounds
• No notice of claim
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• No notice of claim
• Affidavit of lien not properly filed
• No notice of lien filing
• Owner properly has no funds
• Owner deposited funds in court registry
• Improper homestead lien
• Claimant released lien
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Other ProvisionsOther Provisions•• Obtaining informationObtaining information
–– Owner must provide legal Owner must provide legal description of property, copy description of property, copy of bond, & information on of bond, & information on
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of bond, & information on of bond, & information on prior liens on propertyprior liens on property
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Payment Bond ClaimPayment Bond Claim•• Perfected by following lien requirementsPerfected by following lien requirements
•• Alternate methodAlternate method
–– Provide all notices required for a lien, with owner’s Provide all notices required for a lien, with owner’s
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–– Provide all notices required for a lien, with owner’s Provide all notices required for a lien, with owner’s notices sent to bonding company notices sent to bonding company
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Enforcement of Property Code Bond ClaimEnforcement of Property Code Bond Claim•• File suit after 60 days but before 1 year from bond claimFile suit after 60 days but before 1 year from bond claim
Enforcement of NonEnforcement of Non--Property Code Bond ClaimProperty Code Bond Claim•• Follow terms of bondFollow terms of bond
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•• Follow terms of bondFollow terms of bond
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Liens on Residential and Homestead Property
• Special protection under Texas Property
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under Texas Property Code
• Single family, duplex, triplex & 4-plex
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Liens on Residential Property
• Notice from claimant other than Original Contractor by 15th day
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Contractor by 15th day of 2d month after work done
• Notice for specially fabricated material by 15th day of 2d month after month of order
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Liens on Residential Property
• File lien affidavit by 15th day of 3d month after debt accrued
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after debt accrued
• Debt accrues at different times for different claimants
• Retainage accrues on last day of all work by original contractor
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Residential Liens• Suit required within
one year– Of last day claimant
may file lien
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may file lien
– Or of completion, termination, or abandonment of original contract work
• Whichever is later
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Liens on Homestead Liens on Homestead PropertyProperty
•• Written contract with Written contract with “Homestead Warning” signed “Homestead Warning” signed by contractor and owner(s) by contractor and owner(s)
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by contractor and owner(s) by contractor and owner(s) before work startsbefore work starts
•• File contract with county clerk File contract with county clerk before work startsbefore work starts
•• No compliance by original No compliance by original contractor, no lien rights for contractor, no lien rights for any subcontractor or supplierany subcontractor or supplier
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Liens on Leasehold ImprovementsLiens on Leasehold Improvements•• No lien rights against ownerNo lien rights against owner
•• Lien attaches against leasehold improvementsLien attaches against leasehold improvements
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TEXAS PROPERTY CODE DEADLINESTEXAS PROPERTY CODE DEADLINESMONTH LABOR MONTH LABOR PERFORMEDPERFORMED
OR MATERIALS OR MATERIALS DELIVEREDDELIVERED
LAST DATE FOR EARLY LAST DATE FOR EARLY NOTICE TO ORIGINAL NOTICE TO ORIGINAL
CONTRACTORCONTRACTOR
LAST DATE FOR FUND LAST DATE FOR FUND TRAPPING NOTICE TO TRAPPING NOTICE TO
OWNER ANDOWNER ANDORIGINAL CONTRACTORORIGINAL CONTRACTOR
LAST DATE FOR FILING LAST DATE FOR FILING LIEN AFFIDAVIT AFTER LIEN AFFIDAVIT AFTER LAST MONTH OF WORKLAST MONTH OF WORK
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Trust Fund Trust Fund ClaimClaim
•• Personal liabilityPersonal liability
•• Criminal liabilityCriminal liability
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•• No lien requiredNo lien required
•• Exemptions for Exemptions for lender, surety & lender, surety & title companytitle company
•• Defense for Defense for backchargesbackcharges
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What is a Mechanics’ Lien?
• A legal attachment to real property
• Follows ownership of
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• Follows ownership of the property
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Schools of Thought• New York
– Value limited to $ in owner’s hands
– Texas subscribes
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– Texas subscribes
• Pennsylvania– More subcontractor
friendly
– Direct lien on owner’s property for full value of claim
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Who is Entitled to a Lien?
• Original Contractor– Beware Sham
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Contracts
• Subcontractors
• Suppliers
• Others
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Types of Labor, Materials, and Services that are Lienable
• Debt a must
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• Debt a must
• Labor or material
• Specially fabricated material
• Architectural, Engineering or Surveying services
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Types of Labor, Materials, and Services that are Lienable
• Cost plus contracts
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• Cost plus contracts
• Sales tax
• Profit
• Attorney’s fees
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Application of Payments
• Claimant may apply as chooses without direction from debtor
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direction from debtor
Construction Contracts and Mechanics’ Liens
Construction Contracts and Mechanics’ Liens
No Lien Contract• Legal under Texas law
• Waiver must be clear
• Waiver strictly
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• Waiver strictly construed
LienWaiver
Construction Contracts and Mechanics’ Liens
Construction Contracts and Mechanics’ Liens
Pay When Paid Contracts
• Compare to pay if paid contracts
• Legal under Texas law
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• Legal under Texas law
• Trap for the unwary
Construction Contracts and Mechanics’ Liens
Construction Contracts and Mechanics’ Liens
Other Drafting Considerations
• Blanket lien waiver from Original Contractor is not full
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Contractor is not full protection
• Payment and performance bonds
Property Code UpdatesProperty Code Updates
Page v. Structural Wood Companies, 102 S.W.3d 720 (Tex. 2003)
• Lien affidavit filed more than 30 days after
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more than 30 days after termination of general contractor
– Ineffective
– Even though construction continued with a different general contractor
Property Code UpdatesProperty Code Updates
House Bill 629• Owner must provide
notice of termination or abandonment to:
– Persons requesting notice
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– Persons requesting notice
– Persons furnishing notice of unpaid account, retainage or specially fabricated materials
• No notice, no complaint about late lien
– Provided lien otherwise complies
Property Code UpdatesProperty Code Updates
Fraudulent liens• 1997 Passage of Texas
Civil Practice & Remedies Code §12.001
– Enacted for Republic
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– Enacted for Republic of Texas liens
– Liability for greater of $10,000 or actual damages
• Now being used against lienors for misstating or overstating lien amounts
Property Code UpdateProperty Code Update
Fraudulent liens• Centurion Planning
Corp. v. Seabrook Venture II, 176 S.W.3d 498 (Tex.App. –
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498 (Tex.App. –Houston [1st Dist.] 2004)
– Developer obtained statutory and attorney’s fees from engineering firm for improper lien
Property Code UpdatesProperty Code Updates
Fraudulent liens• Taylor Electrical Services,
Inc. v. Armstrong Electrical Supply Co., 167 S.W.3d 522 (Tex.App. – Fort Worth 2005)
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(Tex.App. – Fort Worth 2005)– General contractor obtained
statutory damages from supplier who had received but not cashed partial payment check
– Even though general contractor was not the owner
Property Code UpdatesProperty Code Updates
Substantial compliance• Redland v. Southwest Stainless,
2005 WL 3244323 (Tex.App. –Fort Worth 2005)
– Notice by certified mail to payment bond surety, but by
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payment bond surety, but by only regular mail to general contractor
• = substantial compliance
• Especially where notice was received
• And general contractor went bankrupt
Property Code UpdatesProperty Code Updates
Substantial Compliance
• Wesco Distributing, Inc. v. Westport Group, Inc., 150 S.W.3d 553 (Tex.App. –
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S.W.3d 553 (Tex.App. –Austin 2004)
– No substantial compliance where notice returned for insufficient postage
Property Code UpdatesProperty Code Updates
Construction Trust Fund Act• C & G, Inc. v. Jones, 165 S.W.3d 450
(Tex.App. – Dallas 2005)
– Officers of general contractor defend Trust Fund Act claim
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defend Trust Fund Act claim based on lack of control or direction over trust funds
• Court: Officers liable since had signatory authority over account where trust funds were deposited and wrote checks on such account
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Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 18002001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800DALLAS, TEXAS 75201DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(214) 880(214) [email protected]@qsclpc.com
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Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Notice RequirementsNotice Requirements•• Notice by 15th day of 3d month after month of workNotice by 15th day of 3d month after month of work
•• Notice to prime contractor and suretyNotice to prime contractor and surety
•• Notice of nonpayment and sworn statement of accountNotice of nonpayment and sworn statement of account
•• Send by certified or registered mailSend by certified or registered mail
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•• Send by certified or registered mailSend by certified or registered mail
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Notice RequirementsNotice Requirements•• Provide copy of contractProvide copy of contract
•• If no contract, provide name of contracting party, dates of If no contract, provide name of contracting party, dates of work, description of work, itemization of claim, and work, description of work, itemization of claim, and identification of projectidentification of project
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identification of projectidentification of project
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Retainage NoticeRetainage Notice•• Provide notice to prime contractor and surety within 90 Provide notice to prime contractor and surety within 90
days of completion of prime contractdays of completion of prime contract
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Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Additional Notice to Prime Contractor for 2d Tier Additional Notice to Prime Contractor for 2d Tier ClaimantsClaimants
•• Notice of unpaid balance by 15th day of 2d month after Notice of unpaid balance by 15th day of 2d month after month of workmonth of work
•• Notice of retainage due by 15th day of 2d month after Notice of retainage due by 15th day of 2d month after
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•• Notice of retainage due by 15th day of 2d month after Notice of retainage due by 15th day of 2d month after start of workstart of work
•• Notice of undelivered specially fabricated materials due Notice of undelivered specially fabricated materials due by 15th day of 2d month after order received and by 15th day of 2d month after order received and accepted accepted
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Notice RequirementsNotice Requirements•• Must be sent by certified or registered mailMust be sent by certified or registered mail
•• Date of mailing is date of noticeDate of mailing is date of notice
•• One day late, many dollars shortOne day late, many dollars short
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•• One day late, many dollars shortOne day late, many dollars short
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Enforcement of ClaimEnforcement of Claim•• File suit after 60 days but before 1 year from date claim File suit after 60 days but before 1 year from date claim
filedfiled
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Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Other ProvisionsOther Provisions•• Obtaining copy of bondObtaining copy of bond
•• Notice to public owner not necessaryNotice to public owner not necessary
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Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Texas Government Code Chapter 2253f/n/a the McGREGOR ACT
Liens for Prime Contract Under $25,000Liens for Prime Contract Under $25,000•• Lien attaches to money owed by public owner to prime Lien attaches to money owed by public owner to prime
contractorcontractor
•• No lien on public improvementsNo lien on public improvements
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•• Notice by 15th day of 2d month after month of workNotice by 15th day of 2d month after month of work
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MATERIALS WERE DELIVERED
LAST DATE FOR EARLY NOTICE TO PRIME CONTRACTOR BY INDIRECT
CLAIMANT
LAST DATE FOR NOTICE TO SURETY WITH SWORN
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT
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MILLER ACTMILLER ACT
ProtectsProtects•• Subcontractors or suppliers directly to prime contractorSubcontractors or suppliers directly to prime contractor
•• SubSub--subcontractors or suppliers directly to subcontractor subcontractors or suppliers directly to subcontractor (not supplier) to prime contractor(not supplier) to prime contractor
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MILLER ACTMILLER ACT
Notice RequirementsNotice Requirements•• None required for subcontractors or suppliers directly to None required for subcontractors or suppliers directly to
prime contractorprime contractor
•• Notice to prime contractor by subNotice to prime contractor by sub--subcontractors or subcontractors or suppliers to subcontractors within 90 days of last date of suppliers to subcontractors within 90 days of last date of
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suppliers to subcontractors within 90 days of last date of suppliers to subcontractors within 90 days of last date of contract workcontract work
•• Punchlist or warranty work does not extend deadlinePunchlist or warranty work does not extend deadline
MILLER ACTMILLER ACT
Notice by Second Tier ClaimantsNotice by Second Tier Claimants•• Must state claim “with substantial accuracy”Must state claim “with substantial accuracy”
•• Must be sent by certified or registered mailMust be sent by certified or registered mail
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MILLER ACTMILLER ACT
Enforcement of ClaimEnforcement of Claim•• Sue prime contractor and surety after 90 days but before Sue prime contractor and surety after 90 days but before
1 year after last date of contract work1 year after last date of contract work
•• Federal entity’s contracting officer will provide names of Federal entity’s contracting officer will provide names of prime contractor and bonding companyprime contractor and bonding company
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prime contractor and bonding companyprime contractor and bonding company
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Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 18002001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800DALLAS, TEXAS 75201DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(214) 880(214) [email protected]@qsclpc.com
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Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Brian W. Erikson, Esq.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C.
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 18002001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800DALLAS, TEXAS 75201DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(214) 880(214) [email protected]@qsclpc.com
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