Tex. Property Code § 53.281
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 53.281, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 53.281. WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIEN OR PAYMENT BOND CLAIM.
Official statutory text
(a) Any waiver and release of a lien or payment bond claim under this chapter is unenforceable unless a waiver and release is executed and delivered in accordance with this subchapter.
(b) A waiver and release is effective to release the owner, the owner's property, the contractor, and the surety on a payment bond from claims and liens only if:
(1) the waiver and release substantially complies with one of the forms prescribed by Section 53.284;
(2) the waiver and release is signed by the claimant or the claimant's authorized agent; and
(3) in the case of a conditional release, evidence of payment to the claimant exists.
(b) A waiver and release is effective to release the owner, the owner's property, the contractor, and the surety on a payment bond from claims and liens only if:
(1) the waiver and release substantially complies with one of the forms prescribed by Section 53.284;
(2) the waiver and release is signed by the claimant or the claimant's authorized agent; and
(3) in the case of a conditional release, evidence of payment to the claimant exists.
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