Lis pendens is a latin term that roughly translates to "notice of a pending legal action". A lis pendens is a latin term and is defined as, "a pending legal action, or a notice thereof." In the real estate world, it means a notice, filed in a court. A lis pendens is an official notice to the public that a lawsuit involving a claim on a property has been filed. Lis pendens means "notice of a suit. " It's filed in the conveyance office to allow constructive notice of a suit involving that property. For defendants, a Release of Lis Pendens Bond guarantees cost coverage of the Lis Pendens to release the property back to the defendant selling a property. I would like to file a lis pendens. 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. A lis pendens is a notice that a lawsuit has been filed regarding either a dispute in ownership of real estate or some other claim of interest in the property.