"To obtain a judgment lien, you must first record the judgment with the court of common pleas in the county where the debtor owns property. A lis pendens is a notice of a potential ownership dispute on a property.The phrase "lis pendens" is Latin for lawsuit pending. Lis Pendens is a legal term meaning "lawsuit pending" and serves as a public notice filed against a property involved in litigation. When a praecipe for a writ of summons, a complaint or a counterclaim is filed, the prothonotary shall index the action as a lis pendens against real property. (c) Notice of lis pendens. Visit your county recorder's office and ask to file a Notice of Lis Pendens.