Lis pendens definition

Lis pendens means a notice filed in public records warning that title to certain real property is in litigation and the outcome of the litigation may affect the title.
Lis pendens means "suit pending” in Latin. Lis pendens is taken as constructive notice of a pending lawsuit or an existing unsettled Department enforcement action and it serves to place a cloud on the title of the property in question until the enforcement action or suit is resolved and/or the lis pendens is released.
Lis pendens. (待決案件) means a lis pendens-

Examples of Lis pendens in a sentence

  • If a Lis pendens is filed arising from pending or actual litigation against Lessee or its agents or contractors that encumbers or purports to encumber the State's title to or interest in any lands within the Millsite Area lands, Lessee shall diligently and with best efforts seek to effect immediate removal of said Lis pendens.


More Definitions of Lis pendens

Lis pendens means a lis pendens filed under RCW 4.28.320 or
Lis pendens literally means pending suit. The purpose of lis pendens or notice of lis pendens is to give effective notice to third persons of litigation affecting property . . . .” Nat’l City Bank v. Shortridge, 689 N.E.2d 1248, 1252 (Ind.1997).
Lis pendens means a lis pendens filed under RCW 4.28.320 or 4.28.325 or other instrument having the effect of clouding the title to real property, however named, including consensual commercial lien, common law lien, commercial contractual lien, or demand for performance of public office lien, but does not include a lis pendens filed in connection with an action under Title 6, 60, other than chapter
Lis pendens means a case where, in respect of a criminal offence, a criminal prosecution has already been brought against a person, without a judgment having been delivered and where the case is already pending before a court;
Lis pendens has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Lis pendens means a pending lawsuit or a recorded notice in the chain of title that the property is the subject of a matter on litigation. See BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY (11th ed. 2019).
Lis pendens means a lis pendens filed under RCW 4.28.320 or 4.28.325 or other