A lis pendens is a legal notice filed with the county to notify the public including any potential buyers that a property has a pending lawsuit against it. This document is a notice of lis pendens filed in an action to quiet title on a property located in Fairfax, Virginia."Lis pendens" is Latin for "a pending suit. " In the distant past, a court decree bound the rights of the parties before the court, and any purchaser. An assessment authorized under sections 204.650 to 204.672, once determined and imposed, shall constitute a lien against such property until paid in full. A DC Court recently discussed when a forum selection clause is mandatory and when a lis pendens may not be required. § 8.01-271.1 can also be applied in situations of bad faith attachments and memoran- da of lis pendens under VA. CODE ANN.