Filing Lis Pendens In South Carolina In Pennsylvania
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Lis Pendens means "a suit pending". A lis pendens is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed involving the title to real property or some interest in that real property. Notice to the defendant who owns the property and potential buyers or lenders is given by filing the lis pendens with the clerk of the court, certifying that it has been filed, and then recording it with the County Recorder. The lis pendens must include a legal description of the real property, and the lawsuit must involve the property. A person who records a false lis pendens will be subject to the penalty of payment of attorney's fees. A petition to remove the lis pendens from real property may be brought by the defendant when the property is not involved in the lawsuit.
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In order to comply with the Lis Pendens statute (S. C. Code Section 15-11-10, et.(c) Notice of lis pendens. The notice of the pendency of the action shall constitute notice for only five years from the date of the filing of such notice. Lis pendens is a longstanding, frequently misunderstood doctrine concerning unorthodox interests in real estate. Visit your county recorder's office and ask to file a Notice of Lis Pendens. ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South. To file and record a lis pendens against real estate, the claimant must have made a "real property claim" in the underlying litigation.
