78R708 AJA-D

By:  Puente                                                       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 has a lien on the property.
	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.