Hutchinson County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanics liens in person at the Hutchinson County Clerk’s office located at:

515 S. Main Street Suite 211
Stinnett, Texas 79083

Office: 806-878-4002
Fax: 806-878-3497
E-mail: co.clerk@hutchinsoncnty.com

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Monday – Thursday

The Hutchinson County Clerk does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

If the project is located in Hutchinson county, then yes, you will want to record your lien with the Hutchinson County, Texas Recorder’s office.

The Hutchinson County Clerk’s recording requirements are as follows:

1. MUST HAVE ORIGINAL SIGNATURES
Texas Property Code Sec. 12.0011 (b)
2. MUST BE PROPERLY ACKNOWLEDGED/ NOTARIZED
Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Sec. 121.004-121.011
3. MUST HAVE A CLEARLY IDENTIFYING HEADING OF DOCUMENT
4. MUST BE TYPED OR WRITTEN IN AT LEAST 8 PT. FONT
5. MUST BE ON PAPER NO LARGER THAN 8.5 in. X 14 in.
6. MUST HAVE THE GRANTOR’S NAME PRINTED LEGIBLY/TYPED
UNDER SIGNATURE
7. MUST HAVE GRANTEE’S MAILING ADDRESS ON DOCUMENT
Failure to meet these requirements will results in a fee double the normal recording fee Local Gov’t Code 191.007
8. MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 in. MARGIN OF BLANK SPACE AT TOP
OF EACH PAGE
Local request for space for electronic stamp

If no statute authorizes, requires or permits a document
to be filed or recorded, the clerk may not accept such a
document. For example, unusual papers such as a “Refusal to Pay Property Taxes,” a “Declaration of Person Being a Sovereign,” a “Surrender of Social Security Card” and a “Declaration of Domestic Partnership” are not to be filed or recorded. Sec 11.008

Confidential information in real property documents. A deed,
mortgage, or deed of trust that transfers an interest in real property to or from an individual must include a confidentiality notice. The notice must appear at the top of the first page of the instrument, in 12-point boldfaced type or 12-point uppercase
letters, and read substantially as follows: NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS: IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THIS INSTRUMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER. Sec 11.008 (b)

All documents must be on paper no larger than 8.5 in. x 14 in. Each document must have at least 1 in. margin of blank space at the top of each page.

You can make payment to the Hutchinson County Recorder when submitting your lien to the office. The Hutchinson County Recorder accepts cash, check, Visa, Discover, and Mastercard.

The Hutchinson County Clerk’s recording fee is $20.00 for the fist page and $4.00 for each additional page or part of page with recording information.

Additional Recording Fees

Indexing Fee: $0.25 for each name in excess of five names that has to be indexed

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Hutchinson County Clerk’s office located at:

515 S. Main Street Suite 211
Stinnett, Texas 79083

Office: 806-878-4002
Fax: 806-878-3497
E-mail: co.clerk@hutchinsoncnty.com

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Monday – Thursday

You can also search Hutchinson County’s Real Property Records online at: https://www.texaslandrecords.com/txlr/TxlrApp/index.jsp/

You can print and view any document available in the online system. Commercial/Monthly Members will be charged a flat monthly fee per user to view any document available on-line, while Pay-Per Access Member/Free Search will be charged for the entire document at the rate of $1 per page.

You can contact or visit the County Clerks office for a certified copy of a document. Copies printed online cannot be certified by the County Clerk.

You can get the property’s legal description from the Hutchinson County Clerk’s office in person.

You can learn more about accessing legal descriptions in Hutchinson County here.

Determining if you have the right to file a lien in Hutchinson County, Texas can be complicated. Texas has one of the most complex lien laws in the U.S. and filing a lien in Hutchinson is no different. Generally, construction contractors who

1) furnish labor or materials.

2) send all required documents before filing a lien, such as monthly notices.

3) if a homestead, have a proper written contract.

4) and meet any state deadlines and fees for your lien claim.

You can learn more about Mechanics Liens in Texas and more specific requirements for filing a lien overall in our step by step guide.

Yes, you will need to have sent a Texas Preliminary Notice (monthly notices) to be able to file a lien in Hutchinson County, TX. Not sending the correct Texas Monthly Notice may result in an invalid lien claim at the time of filing with the Hutchinson County Recorder / Assessor.