Filed Lis Pendens On In Harris
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Multi-State
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Harris
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US-00403BG
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Lis Pendens means "a suit pending". A lis pendens is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed involving the title to real property or some interest in that real property. Notice to the defendant who owns the property and potential buyers or lenders is given by filing the lis pendens with the clerk of the court, certifying that it has been filed, and then recording it with the County Recorder. The lis pendens must include a legal description of the real property, and the lawsuit must involve the property. A person who records a false lis pendens will be subject to the penalty of payment of attorney's fees. A petition to remove the lis pendens from real property may be brought by the defendant when the property is not involved in the lawsuit.
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The Real Property Department records documents pertaining to real property or real estate in Harris County. Content and Recording of a Lis Pendens.A lis pendens, Latin for "lawsuit pending," is a written notice to the public that a lawsuit has been filed involving a piece of real estate. Harris County Lis Pendens Form. Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements. Lis pendens occurs when a legal action is filed and reported to the county or state for a specific real estate property. Lis Pendens, meaning "pending lawsuit" in Latin, is a public notice indicating ongoing litigation involving real property. Under Civil Code sec. A lis pendens is a tool for notifying the public, interested persons included, that certain real property is subject to the outcome of pending litigation. A notice of a lis pendens (Latin for "suit pending") is an instrument filed in the real property records of a county that indicates a civil lawsuit is pending.
