Lis Pendens
A recorded notice that a lawsuit affecting title to a property is pending, warning third parties that the outcome could affect the property.
Lis pendens means suit pending. It is a notice recorded in the public record to alert anyone dealing with the property that a lawsuit affecting its title or possession is underway. It commonly appears in a judicial foreclosure or a title dispute, rather than in a Texas non-judicial deed-of-trust sale.
Anyone who buys or lends against the property after the lis pendens is recorded takes subject to the outcome of the lawsuit.
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