Free Blank Texas Construction Lien Waiver and Release (2026)
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Texas rules that this document follows
| Statutory waiver form | Required — Tex. Prop. Code § 53.284Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 53.284 |
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| Notarization | Not required by statute; notarizing is optionalSource: Tex. Prop. Code § 53.284 |
| Advance waiver | Void — Any contract, agreement or understanding purporting to waive the right to file or enforce a lien or claim under chapter 53 is void as against public policy, except a waiver in a written original contract or subcontract for a single-family house, townhouse or duplex made before labor or materials are provided.Source: Tex. Prop. Code §§ 53.282(a)(3), 53.286 |
| Governing lien statute | Tex. Prop. Code ch. 53 (mechanic's, contractor's or materialman's lien)Source: Tex. Prop. Code ch. 53 (mechanic's, contractor's or materialman's lien) |
| Unconditional waiver without payment | A person may not require a claimant to execute an unconditional waiver and release for a progress or final payment amount unless the claimant received that amount in good and sufficient funds.Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 53.283 |
| Retention | The statutory progress-payment forms except unpaid retention, pending modifications and changes and other items furnished.Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 53.284(b)-(c) |
| Required warning text | An unconditional waiver must carry the statutory notice at the top of the document in bold type at least as large as the largest type used in the document and not smaller than 10-point type.Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 53.284(c)(1), (e)(1) |
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