This notice is for use on projects where the original contract was executed on or after September 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2022. This notice must be sent to the owner by the thirtieth day after the claimant’s agreement providing for retainage is completed, terminated, or abandoned. Certified mail is no longer required for this notice. See Tex. Prop. Code § 53.057.
Notice of Retainage Agreement
[Date]
[Name and address of owner]
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Include the following if the claimant’s contract is not with the original contractor. |
[Name and address of original contractor]
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Continue with the following. |
Re: Notice of Contractual Retainage; [name] construction project located at [address] (“Project”)
[Salutation]
This letter is to give you notice that [name of claimant] is a [subcontractor/supplier] on the Project and that a requirement for retainage exists in its agreement with [other party to claimant’s agreement] for the Project.
The complete name and address of [name of claimant] is [name and address of claimant].
[Name of claimant]’s agreement for the Project is with [name and address of other party to claimant’s agreement].
Sincerely yours,
[Name of attorney]