Charts to Make Texas Lien and Notice Deadlines Easy

Published on December 30, 2009 by Scott Wolfe Jr

Texas is unlike any other state when it comes to calculating its lien and notice periods. Instead of a lien being due after a certain number of days or months, Texas uses somewhat cryptic language to define the lien period: “on the 15th day of the month four/three months after the last month the claimant performs work.”

WHAT!?!?

Well, to help you out, we’ve created some easy to read charts. You can take one look at this chart and easily figure out when your lien should be filed. Check out the Texas Lien Deadline Chart here, or the Texas Two and Three Month Notice Deadline Chart here. These are housed in the Support section of ExpressLien.com’s website.

But you don’t even have to go that far – you can see the charts right here on our blog:

Texas Lien Deadline Chart

Work Last Performed In:	Residential Liens Due:	Non-Residential Liens Due:
January	April 15th	May 15th
February	May 15th	June 15th
March	June 15th	July 15th
April	July 15th	August 15th
May	August 15th	September 15th
June	September 15th	October 15th
July	October 15th	November 15th
August	November 15th	December 15th
September	December 15th	January 15th
October	January 15th	February 15th
November	February 15th	March 15th
December	March 15th	April 15th

Texas Two and Three Month Notice Deadline Chart

Unpaid Work Performed In:	2 Month Notice Due:	3 Month Notice Due:
January	March 15th	April 15th
February	April 15th	May 15th
March	May 15th	June 15th
April	June 15th	July 15th
May	July 15th	August 15th
June	August 15th	September 15th
July	September 15th	October 15th
August	October 15th	November 15th
September	November 15th	December 15th
October	December 15th	January 15th
November	January 15th	February 15th
December	February 15th	March 15th

* Original Contractors do not have notice requirements in Texas

** Two Month Notice must only be delivered by lower tier subcontractors and suppliers (i.e. those who did not contract with the original contractor)

*** If on a residential project, every deadline is one month earlier.

Remember, too, that you can keep track of project deadlines using our free Lien Pilot.