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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien for |
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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 for a house, building, |
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or improvement, including the construction of a retention pond, |
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retaining wall, berm, irrigation system, fountain, or other similar |
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installation, under or by virtue of a written contract with the |
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owner or the owner's agent, contractor, subcontractor, trustee, or |
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receiver has a lien on the property. |
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SECTION 2. Section 53.021(d), Property Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a lien claim arising under or by virtue of |
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a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A lien claim arising under or by virtue of a contract entered into |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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applicable to the claim immediately before the effective date of |
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this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |