Talkov Law's real estate litigators provide a free checklist of requirements to file a lis pendens (notice of pending action). The lis pendens cannot be recorded until all interested parties have been notified.There must be an active lawsuit in order to file a Lis Pendens—meaning, you cannot file a Lis Pendens on its own. What are the steps to file and record Notice of Lis Pendens without going to a lawyer. I have downloaded the form. A lis pendens also called a notice of pendency of action is a special type of legal document filed with a county recorder. 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. A notice of a lis pendens (Latin for "suit pending") is an instrument filed in the real property records of a county that indicates a civil lawsuit is pending. Lis pendens is a Latin term for "suit pending.