A Lis Pendens puts any third party on notice that there is pending legal challenge regarding land or property. The purpose of a Lis Pendens' is to benefit a third party who might otherwise be unaware that legal proceedings are in being concerning the land or property.
To file a lis pendens, the party filing must have or show one of two things: That there is a recorded instrument, usually some mortgage or encumbrance, or perhaps something related to a construction mechanics lien—that potentially provides the filer the right to the property on or in the document.
A person who has been in continuous possession, without the true owner's consent, for at least 12 years can apply to Tailte Eireann (the Irish Property Registration Authority) to have the legal title to the property transferred to them.
• Any action or proceeding which is pending in any court of law is. said to be lis pendens. • The maxim representing this doctrine means that 'during the. pendency of litigation, nothing new should be introduced and to maintain the status quo, to abstain from doing anything which may affect any party to the litigation.
The period runs from the time when the claimant is first entitled to take legal action. Therefore, if a person is in possession of property without consent in defiance of the owner's rights, the owner must commence a legal action within 12 years or lose that right, by failure to do so.
Under Irish law, a lis pendens remains in effect as long as the legal action is active. It can last several months or years depending on court proceedings, but can also be removed once the lawsuit is dismissed, resolved, or settled.
(3) An application for the cancellation of a lis pendens shall be made by lodging in the Registry a certificate in Form 33 as provided by Rule 5 of Order 72A of the Rules of the Superior Courts (the Act of 2009) 2010 by the proper officer of the Central Office of the High Court that the lis pendens has been cancelled ...
• 'Lis' means litigation and 'pendens' means pending, literally. signifying pending litigation. • Any action or proceeding which is pending in any court of law is. said to be lis pendens.
Lis alibi pendens is a Latin term that means an action on the same cause of action is. pending elsewhere. ing to Black's Law Dictionary.