Tex. Property Code § 53.081
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 53.081, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 53.081. AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD FUNDS FOR BENEFIT OF CLAIMANTS.
Official statutory text
(a) If an owner receives notice under Section 53.056 or 53.057, the owner may withhold from payments to the original contractor an amount necessary to pay the claim for which he receives notice. The withholding may be in addition to any reserved funds.
(b) If notice is sent under Section 53.056, the owner may withhold the funds immediately on receipt of the notice.
(c) If notice is sent under Section 53.057, the owner may withhold funds immediately on receipt of a copy of the claimant's affidavit prepared in accordance with Sections 53.052 through 53.055.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 36(7), eff. January 1, 2022.
(b) If notice is sent under Section 53.056, the owner may withhold the funds immediately on receipt of the notice.
(c) If notice is sent under Section 53.057, the owner may withhold funds immediately on receipt of a copy of the claimant's affidavit prepared in accordance with Sections 53.052 through 53.055.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 36(7), eff. January 1, 2022.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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