Fl. R. Civ. P. form 1.918

As amended through November 4, 2024
Form 1.918 - LIS PENDENS

NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS

TO DEFENDANT(S) .........., AND ALL OTHERS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

YOU ARE NOTIFIED OF THE FOLLOWING:

(a) The plaintiff has instituted this action against you seeking ("to foreclose a mortgage" or "to partition" or "to quiet title" or other type of action) with respect to the property described below.
(b) The plaintiff(s) in this action is/are:
(1) ..........
(2) ..........
(c) The date of the institution of this action is ..........OR: the date on the clerk's electronic receipt for the action's filing is ..........OR: the case number of the action is as shown in the caption.
(d) The property that is the subject matter of this action is in .......... County, Florida, and is described as follows:

(legal description of property)

DATED ON .................

. ....(Name of Attorney).....

Attorney for .....(Name of Client).....

. ....Address.....

. ....(Telephone number).....

. ....(E-mail address(es)).....

Florida Bar No. ..........

Fl. R. Civ. P. form 1.918

Amended by 199 So.3d 867, effective 1/1/2017; amended by 15 So.3d 558, effective 10/1/2009; amended by 663 So.2d 1049, effective 1/1/1996; amended by 237 So.2d 151, effective 9/1/1970; added by 211 So.2d 174, effective 10/1/1968.

NOTE: This form is not to be recorded without the clerk's case number.

Committee Notes

2009 Amendment. This form was substantially rewritten due to the amendments to section 48.23, Florida Statutes (2009). Section 48.23 provides that the notice must contain the names of all of the parties, the name of the court in which the action is instituted, a description of the property involved or affected, a description of the relief sought as to the property, and one of the following: the date of the institution of the action, the date of the clerk's electronic receipt, or the case number. If the case number is used to satisfy the requirements of section 48.23, it should be inserted in the case caption of the notice.