NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS. (Md. A purchaser for value is charged with notice of a pending suit.Lis pendens is a longstanding, frequently misunderstood doctrine concerning unorthodox interests in real estate. Yes you are going to have to draft the documents. It is not as simple as just filing a lien lis pendens. A lis pendens is a notice of pending litigation. It constitutes constructive notice of any claims in the suit as to the land. Lis pendens is a Latin phrase which roughly translates to litigation (lis) pending (pendens). A lis pendens can be filed only after a valid claim is initiated against the property title.