Filing Lis Pendens In Pa 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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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. A lis pendens is a latin term and is defined as, "a pending legal action, or a notice thereof." In the real estate world, it means a notice, filed in a court. Lis Pendens is a legal term meaning "lawsuit pending" and serves as a public notice filed against a property involved in litigation. Emergency Motion to Strike Lis Pendens is GRANTED. A lis pendens is a document that is filed in the public records that alerts the world that someone is asserting claim over the property. It would take 1-2 hours of attorney time to prepare the documents. A lis pendens is a filing only providing notice that a lawsuit involving a dispute over ownership to real estate is being litigated. A lis pendens is a common tool used in Florida to put third parties on notice of a pending lawsuit against real estate. Pennsylvania courts apply a two-part test to determine whether a lis pendens notice should be stricken.
