I am a Subcontractor who is not getting paid. I sent a demand letter to my customer and I received a letter from an attorney stating they filed a notice of completion and we do not have lien rights because we did not file the lien within the time frame. Please advise.
Below is from Joe Browns Attorney:
I attach for your review the Affidavit of Completion which was recorded on April 2,
2020, as Hays County Official Public Document No. 20012905. Pursuant to Tex. Prop. Code
§53.106, an affidavit filed under this section on or before the 10th day after the date of
completion of the improvements is prima facie evidence of the date the work under the
original contract is completed for purposes of this subchapter and Section 53.057. If the
affidavit is filed after the 10th day after the date of completion, the date of completion for
purposes of this subchapter and Section 53.057 is the date the affidavit is filed pursuant to
Tex. Prop. Code §53.057....Read More
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