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Construction & Payment Disputes
Liens, prompt payment, defects, delay, change orders and bonds for owners, general contractors and specialty subcontractors in Texas.
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Construction & Payment Disputes
My Contractor Never Finished the Project. What Can I Do in Texas?
An abandoned project is a breach of contract in Texas. The owner can usually recover the extra cost to finish. The paperwork, termination and subcontractor liens decide how much.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Pay-When-Paid and Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Texas Construction Contracts
Texas enforces contingent payment clauses with limits: not when nonpayment is the GC's fault, not after the subcontractor's 45-day notice, and never against lien rights.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Payment Bond Claims on Texas Public Projects
Public property cannot be liened in Texas. The payment bond replaces the lien: notice by the 15th of the third month, suit after 60 days and within a year of the notice.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Payment Disputes for Specialty Contractors: Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing
Trade contractors are paid last and blamed first. The notices that protect an electrical, HVAC or plumbing sub in Texas, and the answers to back-charges, extras and pay-if-paid.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Retainage Disputes: When Must It Be Released in Texas?
On private Texas jobs the contract sets when retainage is due, and the owner must hold 10 percent for 30 days after completion. Public jobs cap retainage at 5 or 10 percent.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Should a Construction Dispute Go to Arbitration or Court?
If the contract has an arbitration clause, that decides it. Where there is a choice, the number of parties, lien foreclosure, expert needs and the right to appeal tip the balance.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Statute of Repose and Limitations for Construction Claims in Texas
Texas cuts off most construction claims 10 years after substantial completion, regardless of discovery. Qualifying home warranties shorten it to 6 years; a claim letter adds 2.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Terminating a Contractor, or Being Terminated: What Texas Law Requires
Texas has no termination statute; the contract decides. A for-cause termination holds only if the ground exists and the notice and cure steps were followed, or it is a breach.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Texas Mechanic's Lien Deadlines: Notices and Filing Dates
Every Texas lien date in one place: the third-month notice, the retainage notice, the fourth-month (third-month residential) affidavit, the five-day copy and the one-year suit.