Lis pendens is a Latin term that literally means "lawsuit pending. A lis pendens is a common tool used in Florida to put third parties on notice of a pending lawsuit against real estate.A lis pendens, Latin for "lawsuit pending," is a written notice to the public that a lawsuit has been filed involving a piece of real estate. A lis pendens is not a mechanics lien, but it is often required as part of the lien process. Remember that a lis pendens is a notice of a pending lawsuit. A notice of lis pendens in Florida to give record notice of a pending action concerning title to, or an interest in, real property. You would have to start a lawsuit in NH and place the LP as part of that lawsuit. I need to file a Lien of Lis Pendens in Knox County Tennessee but I live in Phoenix Arizona. When a lis pendens is not based on duly recorded instrument and is not a construction lien, there needs to be a "fair nexus" to support its basis. A party is entitled to an evidentiary hearing when a lis pendens is recorded and not based on a duly recorded instrument.