First, you can only file a lis pendens if you have a pending lawsuit with the circuit court. A Lis Pendens is filed with the County Recorder in the county where the piece of property that the law suit involves is located.Talkov Law's real estate litigators provide a free checklist of requirements to file a lis pendens (notice of pending action). The clerk at the county recorder's office will record a lis pendens upon request of anyone who claims to be entitled to do so (e.g. Fill in the blank form used to certify service of lis pendens. A lis pendens is permitted in some types of lawsuits and actually required in other types of actions. 1. You must first file a lawsuit in which title to the property is at issue between the parties; 2. FORD, LORETTA MIRANDOLA, JEN-. 184, 518 S.E.2d 189 (1999). A lis pendens becomes effective upon filing in the office of the superior court clerk.