What are the deadlines to send a Prelien Notice Letter in Texas?

› What are the deadlines to send a Pre-lien Notice Letter in Texas?

The dates and deadlines related for lien claims are based off the month and year in which the work was actually performed. The invoice date and company accounting methods are irrelevant in these cases.
Additionally, to qualify to file a lien claim on a property for a commercial project, the subcontractor or supplier, is required to send the invoice or request payment by the 15th day of the second month after the month the work was performed.
A subcontractor who has a direct contract with the General Contractor is called a Tier 1 Subcontractor. The chart below shows the deadline to send Invoices, Pre-lien Notice Letter and Lien Affidavit for private commercial projects for Tier 1 Subcontractors:

FOR CLAIMS RESULTING FROM A CONTRACT SIGNED BEFORE DECEMBER 31^ST, 2021
IF THE 15th OF THE MONTH FALLS ON A WEEKEND OR A HOLIDAY, THE LAST DAY TO FILE A VALID LIEN WILL BE THE EARLIEST BUSINESS DAY.

FOR CLAIMS RESULTING FROM A CONTRACT SIGNED AFTER JANUARY 1^ST, 2022
IF THE 15th OF THE MONTH FALLS ON A WEEKEND OR A HOLIDAY, THE LAST DAY TO FILE A VALID LIEN WILL EXTEND TO THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER THAT WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY.

Original (General) Contractor – Constitutional – Mechanic’s Lien Requirements
Chart of Filing Deadlines
Month of: a) Written Termination b) Abandonment of Project c) Settlement or: d) Completion of the Contract	Commercial Projects (Private) 🔗
	Pre-lien Notice to Property Owner is Not Required	File the Lien Affidavit On or Before:
January	None	May 15th
February	None	June 15th
March	None	July 15th
April	None	August 15th
May	None	September 15th
June	None	October 15th
July	None	November 15th
August	None	December 15th
September	None	January 15th
October	None	February 15th
November	None	March 15th
December	None	April 15th

Subcontractor (1st Tier) Lien Requirements
Chart of Filing Deadlines
Month of Activity	Commercial Projects (Private) 🔗
Month of Activity	Send Invoice by:	Send Pre-lien Notice to Property Owner and Original Contractor by:	File the lien by the following date OR within 30 days after the overall project is complete.**
January	March 15th	April 15th	May 15th
February	April 15th	May 15th	June 15th
March	May 15th	June 15th	July 15th
April	June 15th	July 15th	August 15th
May	July 15th	August 15th	September 15th
June	August 15th	September 15th	October 15th
July	September 15th	October 15th	November 15th
August	October 15th	November 15th	December 15th
September	November 15th	December 15th	January 15th
October	December 15th	January 15th	February 15th
November	January 15th	February 15th	March 15th
December	February 15th	March 15th	April 15th
IMPORTANT: **You can file a lien affidavit 30 days after completing the overall project only if you sent the pre-lien notice for that specific month on time.

Sub-subcontractor (2nd Tier) Lien Requirements
Chart of Filing Deadlines
Month of Activity	Commercial Projects (Private) 🔗
Month of Activity	Send Invoice by:	Send Pre-lien Notice to Property Owner and Original Contractor by:	File the lien by the following date OR within 30 days after the overall project is complete.**
January	March 15th	April 15th	May 15th
February	April 15th	May 15th	June 15th
March	May 15th	June 15th	July 15th
April	June 15th	July 15th	August 15th
May	July 15th	August 15th	September 15th
June	August 15th	September 15th	October 15th
July	September 15th	October 15th	November 15th
August	October 15th	November 15th	December 15th
September	November 15th	December 15th	January 15th
October	December 15th	January 15th	February 15th
November	January 15th	February 15th	March 15th
December	February 15th	March 15th	April 15th
IMPORTANT: **You can file a lien affidavit 30 days after completing the overall project only if you sent the pre-lien notice for that specific month on time.

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