Lis Pendens Florida List In Collin
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Collin
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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.
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A lis pendens is a common tool used in Florida to put third parties on notice of a pending lawsuit against real estate. Lis pendens is a Latin term that literally means "lawsuit pending.Lis Pendens literally means "suit pending" it is defined as the "jurisdiction, power, or control which courts acquire over property involved in a pending suit. Lis pendens is a legal term to describe a notice of pending litigation against real estate or real property. Dealing with a Lis Pendens Florida? Need to preserve your rights? A lis pendens, Latin for "lawsuit pending," is a written notice to the public that a lawsuit has been filed involving a piece of real estate. The lis pendens real statute refers to a notice of a pending lawsuit filed in the public records of the county where a piece of property is located. A notice of lis pendens in Florida to give record notice of a pending action concerning title to, or an interest in, real property. In Florida, for a Lis Pendens to be effective it must be recorded in the county recorder's office, (where the property is located) 48.23 (1)(a).
