Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale - Nassau County Template (Word Doc) Foreclosure ; General Information ; Foreclosure Settlement Conference Part Location: Room 03, Lower Level Clerk: ; Motion Part Clerk: The lender files a "Lis Pendens" (a pending lawsuit) in court. The "lis pendens" warns all people that title to the property is in litigation. In New York, foreclosure proceedings can take about 455 days (or 15 months) on average, depending on how you respond to the lawsuit. Must I fill out all these forms just to change the name of my Deed? Notice of Lis Pendens. Lis pendens simply means that a suit is pending in Latin. Discover our commitment to recommended practices in corporate deeds, descriptions, administration, taxes, mortgage, liens, judgments, and more. A lis pendens is the first filing made during the foreclosure process.