Tex. Property Code § 56.041
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 56.041, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 56.041. ENFORCEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A claimant must enforce the lien within the same time and in the same manner as a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien under Chapter 53.
(b) A holder of a prior encumbrance on land or a leasehold is not a necessary party to a suit to foreclose the lien.
(b) A holder of a prior encumbrance on land or a leasehold is not a necessary party to a suit to foreclose the lien.
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