Yes, you do not have to leave your office to file your liens anymore. Texas Easy Lien now has the capability of notarizing and filing your documents online.
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No. Texas Easy Lien system is currently designed to prepare lien and bond documents for commercial and Texas government public projects.
• Project Information: Owner, name of project, common address (or legal property description), county where the project is located. • Subcontractors: Name (or company name) and mailing address of the General (Prime) Contractor. • Sub-subcontractors: It is not required but preferred to have the name and mailing address of all Subcontractors involved in the contract chain. • Work: Invoice dates, description of the unpaid work performed and the amount owed per each individual month.
A “Commercial (Public Works)” and/or “Public works project” is any project where the ultimate owner of the construction project is a governmental agency such as the federal, state or city government. Common examples of public projects are construction projects that include: • Sewers • Road & bridge construction • Government buildings • Schools • Universities • Government property • Public parks • Utility work (if publicly owned) • Bus stations
If you missed the deadline to send a notice or file a lien claim for one specific month and you are still owed for more months after that, you may still qualify to file a lien claim. The deadline chart above will assist in guiding you through each month’s deadlines.
The cost to have Texas Easy Lien notarize and file your document with the county is $73.00 (this cost is in addition to your original document preparation cost). This amount covers the filing fees charged by the counties, as well as notary charges.