The court has placed the most commonly used forms on line as a resource. Please be advised that the forms detailed below are intended to be a guide.These Foreclosure Forms are for All Courts that preside over Residential Foreclosure Cases. A lis pendens can be removed through a process known as "expungement. The foreclosure process in New York can take 3 to 5 years on average for a contested foreclosure, meaning the borrower responded. A lis pendens is a notice of a pending lawsuit which you have not sued yet to record a list pendens. File a request with the court to remove the lis pendens. Making an agreement: The person who filed the notice and the title owner can settle their dispute and withdraw the notice. You may still have an action for damages but only if it was provided for in the real estate contract. The lien of the United States was filed after the filing of the lis pendens in the state court action but before the sale.