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By: Puente H.B. No. 208
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 208:
By: Martinez Fischer C.S.H.B. No. 208
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to persons who may obtain a mechanic's lien on real
property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 53.021, Property Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) A person who performs labor as part of, or who furnishes
labor or materials for, the demolition of a structure on real
property under or by virtue of a written contract with the owner of
the property or the owner's agent, trustee, receiver, contractor,
or subcontractor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and
applies only to labor performed or labor or materials furnished
under or by virtue of a contract entered into on or after that date.
Labor performed or labor or materials furnished under or by virtue
of a contract entered into before that date are governed by the law
in effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in
effect for that purpose.