Forms can be obtained on our PROPERTY DOCUMENT RECORDING page, at a stationary store, or from your legal adviser. First, you can only file a lis pendens if you have a pending lawsuit with the circuit court.The form lis pendens below provides an example of a notice of pending action sent for recording with the county recorder. To file and record a lis pendens against real estate, the claimant must have made a "real property claim" in the underlying litigation. Talkov Law's real estate litigators provide a free checklist of requirements to file a lis pendens (notice of pending action). 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 court shall order a lis pendens expunged only if it determines (1) the pleading on which the lis pendens is based does not assert a real property claim. You can put a lien on that property so that if they ever sell or refinance the property you might get paid. To do this, you first need an Abstract of Judgment.