Lis Pendens is essentially a red flag for anyone interested in a property. It signals that unresolved legal issues surround the property, such as disputes over ownership or claims against its title.
What Does Discharge of Lis Pendens Mean? If you receive a discharge of lis pendens, it means your property no longer has a claim or lawsuit against it.
A “lis pendens notice” is a notice recorded in a real property's chain of title and is designed to enable interested third parties to discover the existence and scope of pending litigation affecting the title to or asserting a mortgage , lien , security interest , or other interest in real property .
A lis pendens is also known as a “notice of pendency of legal action”, and it is a legal notice that is used in California to indicate that there is a pending lawsuit concerning a specific piece of real estate.
Of the three types of liens (consensual, statutory, and judgment), the judgment lien is the most dangerous form, but one which the informed business owner may be able to eliminate. A judicial lien is created when a court grants a creditor an interest in the debtor's property, after a court judgment.
Pursuant to Public Act SB 2677, ALL Lis Pendens must be filed electronically with IDFPR. For more information on how to set up an account, e-mail VeritecOps@ILAPLD with the subject line “New Electronic Filing Request – (law firm name).”
A release of lis pendens under Illinois law to record and provide notice to third parties that litigation is resolved or title to real property is no longer in controversy.
A lis pendens is not a lien on property, but rather a notice that a possible interest is being claimed in certain real property.
A lis pendens is not a lien on property, but rather a notice that a possible interest is being claimed in certain real property.
A judgment is not a lien on real estate for longer than 7 years from the time it is entered or revived, unless the judgment is revived within 7 years after its entry or last revival and a new memorandum of judgment is recorded prior to the judgment and its recorded memorandum of judgment becoming dormant.