Once the charges are recovered or the Fraud / Dispute is resolved, the lien will be removed.
1. General contractor has to file a lien affidavit by the 15th day of the 4th month after the month in which the general contractor completes or abandons the job. 2. Subcontractor has to file a lien affidavit by the 15th day of the 4th month after the last month in which the Subcontractor provides labor or materials.
Home, Building, or Land: Required Documents for Obtaining a Lien Release Recorded Mortgage or Deed of Trust. A recorded copy of the mortgage or deed of trust document for which you are requesting a release. Recorded Assignments. Title Search, Title Commitment, or Attorney's Title Opinion. Proof of Payment.
Deed/Lien Information To record it in person, bring the original Release to the Bexar County Clerk's Recordings Department at the Paul Elizondo Tower. To record it through the mail, send the original document to the Bexar County Clerk's Office in the Courthouse.
You have one year from the date of filing of the lien to file an action in the courts of the same county the lien was filed to foreclose on the lien.
The document is usually called a Release of Lien, Lien Release, or a Deed of Reconveyance. It can be prepared by the owner or the Lien Claimant, but it must be signed by the Lien Claimant in front of a notary public and filed in the property records in the county where the property is located.