The purpose of a lis pendens is to notify the public that a claim or lawsuit is being filed, or has been filed, against a person or business and their property. Thus, a lis pendens functions as a "cloud upon the title" on the property potentially being foreclosed upon.
As of 2021, the current punitive damages cap in South Carolina is $594,204 or 3x your actual damages, whichever is higher. It is important to talk to a knowledgeable litigation attorney in South Carolina to achieve the maximum amount possible for your injuries.
Civil lawsuits in South Carolina are generally filed in one of two types of courts: Magistrate's Court or Circuit Court. Magistrate's Court handles claims involving smaller amounts, usually up to $7,500.
When the summons is published or served as above provided the notice of the pendency of the action shall constitute notice for only five years from the date of the filing of such notice, and, in order to provide constructive notice to a purchaser or encumbrancer of the property affected thereby after such five-year ...
If you have won a civil lawsuit in South Carolina, your judgment will be valid for 10 years from the date the judgment is entered. However, if you have won a lawsuit in a court outside of South Carolina, you must “domesticate” the judgment.
If filed more than 20 days before the filing of the complaint, the lis pendens is automatically invalid. Service of the lis pendens must be made within 60 days after the date of its filing or it will be rendered invalid.
Lis pendens means “pending lawsuit.” Under common law, filing a complaint “concerning real property” was constructive notice to buyers that they would take subject to the suit. Oregon now requires plaintiffs to record a separate Notice of Lis Pendens to secure their interest in the property.
Lis pendens means suit pending in Latin. In the foreclosure process, a lis pendens is a public document that's filed with the county clerk at the same time that your lender files your public foreclosure complaint.
SOUTH CAROLINA Final judgments create a lien upon real estate for a period of ten years. S.C. Code Ann. § 15-35-810.