A Mechanic’s Lien Affidavit is a document used by contractors, suppliers, and any person that is not getting paid for the labor, services or materials delivered to a construction project. A mechanic’s lien, protects claimants by asserting rights against the actual real property (real estate) for the unpaid work or services performed on that specific property. Depending on where you are located, a Mechanic’s Lien Affidavit can also be referred as “Project Lien”, “Construction Lien” and even “Contractors Lien”.
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The project owner is who hired the general contractor and/or subcontractors to perform labor or services to a construction or repair project. If this person or company does not own the property but is only leasing or renting it, this is still the person you must list as the project owner. However, the real owner of the property should also receive copies of all documents since the lien will be attached to this person’s property.
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.
Only contractors who have a direct agreement with the project owner can file a lien on a property without sending notice first.
Anderson County | Andrews County | Angelina County | Aransas County |
Atascosa County | Austin County | Bastrop County | Bee County |
Bell County | Bexar County | Brazoria County | Brazos County |
Burnet County | Calhoun County | Cameron County | Carson County |
Chambers County | Coke County | Coleman County | Collin County |
Comal Count | Cooke County | Dallas County | Denton County |
Eastland County | Ector County | Erath County | Fort Bend County |
Franklin County | Freestone County | Galveston County | Grayson County |
Gregg County | Grimes County | Guadalupe County | Harris County |
Harrison County | Hays County | Hemphill County | Henderson County |
Hidalgo County | Hockley County | Hood County | Houston County |
Howard County | Hunt County | Jefferson County | Jim Wells County |
Kaufman County | Kendall County | Kerr County | Lamar County |
Lavaca County | Leon County | Liberty County | Limestone County |
Loving County | Lubbock County | McLennan County | Medina County |
Midland County | Milam County | Montgomery County | Nacogdoches County |
Navarro County | Nueces County | Parker County | Potter County |
Randall County | Reeves County | Refugio County | Robertson County |
Rockwall County | San Patricio County | Scurry County | Sherman County |
Smith County | Starr County | Tarrant County | Taylor County |
Tom Green County | Travis County | Upshur County | Val Verde County |
Van Zandt County | Victoria County | Waller County | Webb County |
Wichita County | Williamson County | Wilson County | Wood County |
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Lien Affidavits must be filed in the Property Records Office of the county where the project is located.