"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. You cannot record a lis pendens on this property unless you have sued or intending to sue the Seller for a breach of contract with the sale of the house. Edit, sign, and share lis pendens lien online. No need to install software, just go to DocHub, and sign up instantly and for free. An interactive archive of historically significant periodicals from Pennsylvania.