A lis pendens is a legal notice filed with the county to notify the public including any potential buyers that a property has a pending lawsuit against it. A lis pendens can be filed in Missouri with the county clerk or recorder's office in the jurisdiction where the real estate is located.Lis pendens is a notice lenders use when they initiate a foreclosure sale. The law has procedures a property owner may follow to get the lis pendens notice removed from the land records. A lis pendens is recorded on the title of the home, just like any other lien or mortgage. Missouri does not place any limitations or qualifications on the absolute privilege it accords lis pendens notices. The notice that you filed is functionally not a lis pendens because there is no lawsuit pending (actually filed and in process). Each state is different. Typically the lis pendens is filed with the suit, in order to jam up the title. " (See Space Planners v.