Download Free Print-Only PDF OR Purchase Interactive PDF Version of this Form Notice Of Lis Pendens Form. What you get: Instant access to fillable Microsoft Word or PDF forms.Minimize the risk of using outdated forms and eliminate rejected fillings. Lis pendens is a notice lenders use when they initiate a foreclosure sale. 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. In the case of a Mechanics Lien, the Lis Pendens is filed after the judgement has been proclaimed and foreclosure is started. The Mechanics Lien Foreclosure as a Tool for Payment. It is proper to file a lis pendens when the litigation involves the establishment of an interest in real property.