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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a mechanic's and materialman's lien for landscaping. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.021(d), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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d) A person who provides labor, [plant] material, or other |
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supplies for [the installation of] landscaping, irrigation, water |
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control, or related items for a house, building, or improvement, |
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[including the construction of a retention pond, retaining wall,
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berm, irrigation system, fountain, or other similar installation,] |
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under or by virtue of a [written] contract with the owner or the |
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owner's agent, contractor, subcontractor, trustee, or receiver has |
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a lien on the property. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a lien claim arising under Section 53.021(d) on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A lien claim arising under Section |
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53.021(d) before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law as it existed immediately before that date, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |