The Texas rules this page uses
These rules are for original contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2022. HB 2237 changed chapter 53 on that date, and older original contracts stay under the old law (HB 2237, sec. 37).
- Subcontractors and suppliers (anyone not hired by the owner): for each month of unpaid labor or materials, send a Notice of Claim for Unpaid Labor or Materials to the owner and the original contractor by the 15th day of the 3rd month after that month. On a residential construction project, it is the 15th day of the 2nd month. § 53.056(a-1).
- Lien affidavit, filed with the county clerk where the property sits: for a subcontractor or supplier, by the 15th day of the 4th month after the month of the last labor or materials (3rd month on residential). For the original contractor, by the 15th day of the 4th month after the month the original contractor's work was completed, terminated, or abandoned (3rd month on residential). § 53.052.
- A copy of the filed affidavit goes to the owner within 5 days, and to the original contractor too if you are not the original contractor. § 53.055.
- Retainage not covered by a monthly notice has its own notice: the earlier of 30 days after your contract ends or 30 days after the original contract is terminated or abandoned. § 53.057. The retainage affidavit is due the 15th day of the 3rd month after the month the original contract ends. § 53.052(d).
- A lawsuit to foreclose the lien is due by the first anniversary of the last day to file the affidavit. § 53.158.
- Notices go in person, by certified mail, or by a traceable private delivery service. If a deadline lands on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it moves to the next day that is not one. § 53.003.
This is a calendar. It is not a law firm, and it does not mail the notice or file the affidavit.
How it works
- 1. Enter the job dates. Pick the state, say who hired you, and type the first and last day you furnished labor or materials.
- 2. See your deadlines. The page shows each notice, lien, and lawsuit date, with the statute section it comes from. Add them to your phone calendar or save the job on this phone.
- 3. Get reminders. With the $29-a-month plan, Job Clock sends an email and a text, in English or Spanish, before the dates. Only a company that signs up and asks gets them.
The free dates and the $29 plan
The dates are free
- Deadline dates for 14 states (Florida, Texas, California, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Missouri, Arizona, and Maryland), each with its statute section
- A calendar file (.ics) for your phone calendar
- Save jobs on this phone and print a job card
- Papers Clock: your own license, insurance, bond, CE, OSHA card, and permit dates, with a calendar file
- Everything in English or Spanish
The paid plan adds reminders: $29 a month for one company
- An email and a text, in English or Spanish, before your deadlines. On Florida jobs: seven days before the mail-by date and fourteen days before the claim-of-lien date. In every other state, the reminders are for the dates on your job card.
- On a Florida job with a permit number, the reminder names that number and the county's public permit search page.
- Reminders for your Papers Clock dates are included for now.
- After you pay, reply to your Stripe receipt email or email david.dukes77102@gmail.com with your job details, and the reminders are set from that email. Texts go only to people who opt in.
- Cancel any time before the next monthly charge.
Not in either one: Job Clock does not mail notices, file liens, pull permits, collect debts, or give legal advice.
Why it matters: missing one of these deadlines can end your lien rights on that job, and a lien is one way to get paid when an invoice stays unpaid. Job Clock shows the dates and reminds you. It cannot promise that a lien will hold or that you will get paid.
What someone pays for
The dates are free. The paid plan adds an email and a text, in English or Spanish, before the dates on this card, for $29 a month for one company. It covers Texas jobs and your Papers Clock dates. Only a person who asks for the reminders gets them, and texts go only to people who opt in.
You can cancel any time before the next monthly charge. Job Clock does not take card numbers on this page, does not file papers, does not mail notices, does not pull permits, and does not give legal advice. Paying does not mean a lien will hold or that you will get paid.
After you pay, reply to your Stripe receipt email, or email david.dukes77102@gmail.com, with the job address, the county, the dates on this card, and English or Spanish. That is how the reminders get set. Use the same email to cancel.
Where the dates come from
- Tex. Prop. Code ch. 53 — §§ 53.001, 53.003, 53.052, 53.055, 53.056, 53.057, 53.101, 53.103, 53.158, 53.159, 53.254–53.259
- HB 2237 (87th Leg., 2021), enrolled — effective January 1, 2022; section 37 applies it only to original contracts entered into on or after that date
Statute text checked October 18, 2026 on the Texas Legislature's statutes site.
This is general information, not legal advice. Rules change. Check the current statute or ask a construction attorney in that state before you rely on a date. Job Clock does not file liens, mail notices, pull permits, or give legal advice.