Edit, sign, and share lis pendens lien online. No need to install software, just go to DocHub, and sign up instantly and for free.Lis pendens is a notice lenders use when they initiate a foreclosure sale. Lis Pendens docs are generally found in the Office of Judicial Records (called Prothonotary in most other counties). When a praecipe for a writ of summons, a complaint or a counterclaim is filed, the prothonotary shall index the action as a lis pendens against real property. You will need one copy of the civil complaint with original signature for the magisterial district judge. 1. Did the defendant, R. V. Collins wrongfully damage the plaintiff as alleged in the complaint? A lis pendens is a latin term and is defined as, "a pending legal action, or a notice thereof. " In the real estate world, it means a notice, filed in a court. 644.545 Form of invitation for bids and contract of sale.