Lis pendens is a latin term that roughly translates to "notice of a pending legal action". Lis pendens is an official notice to the public that a lawsuit has been filed and a property has a claim against it.Lis Pendens is a legal term meaning "lawsuit pending" and serves as a public notice filed against a property involved in litigation. A lis pendens is a document that is filed in the public records that alerts the world that someone is asserting claim over the property. 1007(l), the praecipe shall not constitute lis pendens as to any real estate not identified or described in the praecipe. A lis pendens is a notice that a lawsuit has been filed regarding either a dispute in ownership of real estate or some other claim of interest in the property. — The petitioner shall file a notice of lis pendens in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the property is located. The term lis pendens is Latin for "lawsuit pending".