TITLE: Relating to recovery by certain claimants of payment for labor or material provided for certain construction or repairs.

SUMMARY: Relating to recovery by certain claimants of payment for labor or material provided for certain construction or repairs.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to recovery by certain claimants of payment for labor or material provided for certain construction or repairs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 53, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 53.027 to read as follows: Sec. 53.027. RECOVERY BY NONCONTRACTUAL CLAIMANT. A person who labors, specially fabricates material, or furnishes labor or materials for construction or repair in this state who does not have a contract with an owner, original contractor, or subcontractor: (1) may recover payment for the labor or material from the owner, original contractor, or subcontractor only through the enforcement of a lien or other remedy provided under this chapter; and (2) may not recover payment from the owner, original contractor, or subcontractor by means of an action or defense under contract or quasi-contract law, including by bringing a claim for quantum meruit or unjust enrichment. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a claim for labor performed, material fabricated, or labor or materials furnished on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.