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Texas Property Code - Chapter 54 Landlord's LiensLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Property Code > Texas Property Code - Chapter 54 Landlord's Liens A person who leases land or tenements at will or for a term of years has a preference lien for rent that becomes due and ... (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the lien attaches to: (1) the property on the leased premises that the landlord furnishes or ... The lien does not arise if: (1) a tenant provides everything necessary to cultivate the leased premises and the landlord charges rent of more than ... The lien exists while the property to which it is attached remains on the leased premises and until one month after the day that the ... (a) If an advance or rent is unpaid, a tenant may not without the landlord's consent remove or permit the removal of agricultural products or ... (a) The person to whom rent or an advance is payable under the lease or the person's agent, attorney, assign, or other legal representative may ... If a final judgment is rendered against a defendant who has replevied property seized under a distress warrant, the sureties on the defendant's replevy bond ... A person who leases or rents all or part of a building for nonresidential use has a preference lien on the property of the tenant ... (a) The lien is unenforceable for rent on a commercial building that is more than six months past due unless the landlord files a lien ... This subchapter does not affect a statute exempting property from forced sale. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3560, ch. 576, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, ... The lien exists while the tenant occupies the building and until one month after the day that the tenant abandons the building. Acts 1983, 68th ... The person to whom rent is payable under a building lease or the person's agent, attorney, assign, or other legal representative may apply to the ... A landlord of a single or multifamily residence has a lien for unpaid rent that is due. The lien attaches to nonexempt property that is ... A lien under this subchapter does not attach to: (1) wearing apparel; (2) tools, apparatus, and books of a trade or profession; (3) schoolbooks; (4) ... (a) A contractual landlord's lien is not enforceable unless it is underlined or printed in conspicuous bold print in the lease agreement. (b) A provision ... (a) The landlord or the landlord's agent may not seize exempt property and may seize nonexempt property only if it is authorized by a written ... (a) Property seized under Section 54.044 may not be sold or otherwise disposed of unless the sale or disposition is authorized in a written lease. ... If a landlord or the landlord's agent wilfully violates this subchapter, the tenant is entitled to: (1) actual damages, return of any property seized that ... This subchapter does not affect or diminish any other rights or obligations arising under common law or any statute. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ... At any time before judgment in a suit for unpaid rent, the tenant may replevy any of the property that has been seized, if the ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |