Talkov Law's real estate litigators provide a free checklist of requirements to file a lis pendens (notice of pending action). The form lis pendens below provides an example of a notice of pending action sent for recording with the county recorder.A court shall order a lis pendens expunged only if it determines (1) the pleading on which the lis pendens is based does not assert a real property claim. The document you will need to fill out and file is called a Release of Lis Pendens. 1. You must first file a lawsuit in which title to the property is at issue between the parties; 2. The entire process, from debt satisfaction to recordation of the release, ordinarily takes roughly four weeks to complete. This type of deed offers more protection to a buyer than a quitclaim deed, but less protection than a warranty deed. Physical and legal aspects of real estate. For most situations, the term "property" means a physical or tangible thing. Points, and; escrow amounts.