Lis pendens is a formal notice that there is a pending action, or lawsuit, that could affect the title of the property. To file and record a lis pendens against real estate, the claimant must have made a "real property claim" in the underlying litigation.In essence, a lis pendens is a notice of pending litigation against a piece of real property, such as a partition action. Lis pendens is an official notice to the public that a lawsuit has been filed and a property has a claim against it. The literal translation of Lis Pendens is "suit pending. " It is also sometimes referred to as a "Notice of Pendency of Action. Submit the release to the office of the recorder for the county in which the original lis pendens was recorded. Lis pendens is Latin for "suit pending". It is also often referred to as a Notice of Pendency of Action. The technical name of a lis pendens is a "Notice of Pendency of Action.