Puerto Rico Release of Lis Pendens

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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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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 notice? is a notice recorded in a real property's chain of title and is designed to enable interested third parties to discover the existence and scope of pending litigation affecting the title to or asserting a mortgage, lien, security interest, or other interest in real property.

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.

Lis pendens is a formal notice that there is a pending action, or lawsuit, that could affect the title of the property. However, it serves an even bigger purpose. When a lis pendens is filed, any future transfers of the property are affected by the pending action if it were to be awarded.

A lis pendens may be removed through a motion to expunge. A motion to expunge may be granted if the underlying lawsuit or other court action does not contain a ?real property claim? that has probable validity. The motion will be granted it if is ?more likely than not? that the underlying lawsuit or claim will fail.

Removing a Lis Pendens in California Other than resolution of the pending lawsuit, the only way to remove a lis pendens is by expungement, which requires a court order from a circuit judge.

There are five grounds for lis pendens expungement. 1 ? The Underlying Action Does Not Involve a Real Property Claim. ... 2 ? ?Void or Invalid? Lis Pendens Recording. ... 3 ? Claimant Has Not Shown Probable Validity of Underlying Claim. ... 5 ? Claimant Fails to File an Undertaking.

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Puerto Rico Release of Lis Pendens