(a) A worker has a lien as provided by this chapter if, under the contract with the employer, the worker:
(1) labors or performs a service in an office, store, hotel, rooming house or boardinghouse, restaurant, shop, factory, mine, quarry, or mill or on a farm; or
(2) performs a service:
(A) in cutting, preparing, hauling, or transporting logs or timber to a place of disposition;
(B) on a means of transportation of logs or timber; or
(C) in constructing or maintaining a tram or railroad constructed or used for transporting logs or timber to their owner or a point of disposition.
(b) The amount of the lien is the amount owed under the contract.

Ask a real estate law question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified real estate lawyers.
Specialties include: All Real Estate Law, Landlord and Tenant Law, Foreclosure, Homeowners' Association, Trespassing, Property Law, General Legal and more.
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Texas Property Code 58.002

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.