Lis pendens
Written notice on property that it is subject to a legal case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the concept of staying proceedings, when a law suit is pending elsewhere, see Lis alibi pendens.
In United States law, a lis pendens (Latin for 'suit pending'[1] ) is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed concerning real estate, involving either the title to the property or a claimed ownership interest in it. The notice is usually filed in the county land records office. Recording a lis pendens against a piece of property alerts a potential purchaser or lender that the property’s title is in question, which makes the property less attractive to a buyer or lender. Once the notice is filed, the legal title of anyone who purchases the land or property described in the notice is subject to the outcome of the lawsuit.[2]
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