A lis pendens is a common tool used in Florida to put third parties on notice of a pending lawsuit against real estate. The term "Lis Pendens" means "litigation pending" and puts the public on notice that a law suit has been filed against you.It is crucial for you to respond to a notice of Lis Pendens within 20 days to give you the chance to contest the foreclosure. Edit, sign, and share Lis Pendens Notice in Connection with Action to Foreclose online. Documents filed in lawsuits reside in the Clerk of Court's records. Title to real property lives in the public or official records of a county in Florida. When a foreclosure action is filed in the public records, it triggers the notice of lis pendens on a property. A lis pendens is a document that provides public notice of the impending foreclosure and formally initiates the judicial foreclosure process.