If your lien is a trust deed, or mortgage you will have to foreclose it. The owner or responsible agent must complete a self-directed property inspection before the end of each month as per Oakland Municipal Code, Chapter 8.54.File the lis pendens with the circuit court. Some California cities also require lenders to register properties that are in the process of being foreclosed. The Oakland County Register of Deeds office offers electronic recording of your real estate documents. Unfortunately, that is no longer allowed if the borrower has properly recorded a lis pendens prior to the foreclosure sale. Lis pendens is a notice lenders use when they initiate a foreclosure sale. Notice Lis Pendens. Cal. Super.