An owner may file an affidavit of completion with the county clerk, and if filed the affidavit must include specified information and copies must be sent to certain contractors, claimants, and requesters within set time limits.
Sec. 53.106. AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLETION. (a) An owner may file with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located an affidavit of completion. The affidavit must contain: (1) the name and address of the owner; (2) the name and address of the original contractor; (3) a description, legally sufficient for identification, of the real property on which the improvements are located; (4) a description of the improvements furnished under the original contract; (5) a statement that the improvements under the original contract have been completed and the date of completion; and (6) a conspicuous statement that a claimant may not have a lien on retained funds unless the claimant files an affidavit claiming a lien in the time and manner required by this chapter. (b) A copy of the affidavit must be sent to the original contractor and to each claimant who sends a notice to the owner under Section 53.056 or 53.057 not later than the third day after the date the affidavit is filed or the 10th day after the date the owner receives the notice of lien liability, whichever is later. (c) A copy of the affidavit must also be sent to each person who furnishes labor or materials for the property and who furnishes the owner with a written request for the copy. The owner must furnish the copy to the person not later than the date the affidavit is filed or the 10th day after the date the request is received, whichever is later. (d) An affidavit filed under this section is prima facie evidence of the date the work under the original contract is completed for purposes of this chapter. If the affidavit is filed after the 10th day after the date of completion, the date of completion for purposes of this subchapter is the date the affidavit is filed. This subsection does not apply to a person to whom the affidavit was not sent as required by this section. (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 889, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 526, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 889, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 499 (H.B. 1390), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 19, eff. January 1, 2022.