A Lis Pendens Can be Removed, Foreclosed or “Expunged”, Even if it was Validly Recorded. Under California law, a lis pendens may be expunged by filing a motion with the court based upon a showing that: the claimant has not made a real property claim in their underlying lawsuit, or.
There is no specific time frame for how long a lis pendens is valid. Rather, a lis pendens is valid until it is expunged or the underlying case is resolved. If not expunged, a lis pendens is often removed as part of a settlement agreement reached between the parties.
A lis pendens does not have a statute of limitations per se. All a lis pendens is, is a notice to the "world" (assuming it is properly recorded with the appropriate recorder's office) that there is pending litigation which could affect title of the property.
Lis Pendens under California law is a Notice of Pendency Action that is filed with the county recorder when there is a lawsuit affecting the title of real property.
It serves to inform that a legal action has been initiated concerning real property, affecting its title or possession rights. The form requires details about the case, parties involved, and property description, and must be signed by an attorney or approved by a judge before recording.
In an action to which the doctrine of lis pendens applies, the filing in the land records of a county in which real property that is the subject of the action is located of either (1) a certified copy of the complaint giving rise to the lis pendens or (2) a Notice of Lis Pendens, substantially in the form approved by ...
Releasing a lis pendens in California requires that the party that signed the original lis pendens, or their successor in interest, must sign and record the notice of release of lis pendens . The signature on the notice of release of a lis pendens must be notarized.
California Code of Civil Procedure section 405.30 allows a property owner to remove a lis pendens by bringing a “motion to expunge.” There are several bases for a motion to expunge, including: (1) the lack of a real property claim, (2) the claimant's failure to establish a “probable validity of their claim, or (3) the ...