Filing Lis Pendens In Pa In California
Instant download
Description
Lis Pendens means "a suit pending". A lis pendens is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed involving the title to real property or some interest in that real property. Notice to the defendant who owns the property and potential buyers or lenders is given by filing the lis pendens with the clerk of the court, certifying that it has been filed, and then recording it with the County Recorder. The lis pendens must include a legal description of the real property, and the lawsuit must involve the property. A person who records a false lis pendens will be subject to the penalty of payment of attorney's fees. A petition to remove the lis pendens from real property may be brought by the defendant when the property is not involved in the lawsuit.
Form popularity
More info
First, you can only file a lis pendens if you have a pending lawsuit with the circuit court. Talkov Law's real estate litigators provide a free checklist of requirements to file a lis pendens (notice of pending action).A lis pendens also called a notice of pendency of action is a special type of legal document filed with a county recorder. The form lis pendens below provides an example of a notice of pending action sent for recording with the county recorder. Our eFiling Portal is currently accepting direct eFilings in the following courts: Don't forget, you also need to Record your Lis Pendens! To file and record a lis pendens against real estate, the claimant must have made a "real property claim" in the underlying litigation. 1. You must first file a lawsuit in which title to the property is at issue between the parties; 2. A Lis Pendens is filed with the County Recorder in the county where the piece of property that the law suit involves is located. A notice of pendency of action or lis pendens is a statutory procedure designed to give constructive notice of a lawsuit affecting real property. A lis pendens is permitted in some types of lawsuits and actually required in other types of actions.
