Interested persons may visit the county clerk's office where the lien is filed and examine relevant public records. Alternatively, the searches can be done online using the county clerk's online search tool (if available in the county of interest).
If the project is located in Collin county, then yes, you will want to record your lien with the Collin County, Texas Clerk's office.
To remove a lien recorded on a paper title, you will need: the vehicle title. a release of lien letter and/or other notifications from the lienholder(s) currently named on the vehicle title. a completed Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U)
Before the start of 2022, lien waiver forms had to be notarized to make it official. However, the latest updates to the Texas Lien Laws effective on January 1st, 2022 removed this requirement and lien waivers do not need to be notarized anymore.
To remove or clear a Lien on Texas property, the person or entity claiming the Lien needs to sign a document releasing the Lien. The document is usually called a Release of Lien, Lien Release, or a Deed of Reconveyance.
A deed is evidence of title. A lien release merely releases the security (lien) on the property. They are two different documents and have different purposes. For example, if a mortgage company released their lien, they no longer have a security interest in the property.
Land Records and more: Contact the County Clerk for deeds, foreclosures, liens, public notices, marriage licenses, birth certificates and other vital records, beer & wine applications, cattle brands, and business registrations (DBA's/Assumed Names).