Title · 3 statesLis pendens by state: where the notice is recorded, what it does and how it is cleared

A lis pendens tells later buyers and lenders that a lawsuit affects the property's title. Arizona: the plaintiff, or a defendant claiming affirmative relief, records a notice of pendency of action with the county recorder; later buyers have constructive notice, a plaintiff whose case is dismissed for lack of prosecution must give a release within 30 days or owe $1,000 plus damages, and after a release, withdrawal or expungement the notice stops giving notice (A.R.S. §12-1191). Alabama: whoever sues to enforce a lien on or recover land files a notice with the probate judge, who records it in the lis pendens record; without it, bona fide purchasers and mortgagees without actual notice aren't affected; the filer enters satisfaction within 30 days after demand, and a bond in double the land's value nullifies a lien lis pendens before judgment (Ala. Code §§35-4-131, 35-4-135–35-4-137). Oklahoma: the notice, filed with the county clerk, makes later interests void against the prevailing party, but it has no effect without service within 120 days after the petition (12 O.S. §2004.2).