Kentucky Lis Pendens
County Specific Legal Forms Validated as recently as May 7, 2026 by our Forms Development Team
About the Kentucky Lis Pendens
How to Use This Form
- Select your county from the list on the left
- Download the county-specific form
- Fill in the required information
- Have the document notarized if required
- Record with your county recorder's office
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A Kentucky Lis Pendens becomes constructive notice when it is filed with the county recorder where the property is located (shall in any manner affect the right, title or interest of any subsequent purchaser, lessee, or encumbrancer of such real property, or interest for value and without notice thereof, except from the time there is filed, in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such real property or the greater part thereof lies, a memorandum stating (KRS 382.440(1)).
A separate Lis Pendens document should be filed in each county where the property is located. (Where the real property so affected consists of tracts lying in different counties, a separate notice shall be filed in each county as to the tract lying in that count KRS 382.440(3))
Contents of a Lis Pendens:
1. The Lis Pendens (style of action) contains the case number and court of pending case (The number of the action, if it is numbered, and the style of such action or proceeding and the court in which it is commenced, or is pending (KRS 382.440(1)(a))
2. Names of parties initiating the Lis Pendens (plaintiffs) (KRS 382.440 & 382.335)
3. Names of parties that claim is filed against (defendants) (KRS 382.440)
4. The names of parties who will be affected (The name of the person whose right, title, interest in, or claim to, real property is involved or affected; and (KRS 382.440(1)(b))
5. Legal Description of said property (KRS 382.440(1)(c)
Who may file a Lis Pendens? (Any party of interest) may file a Lis Pendens. KRS 382.440 (2)
The document must contain a preparation statement. (the instrument has endorsed on it, a printed, typewritten, or stamped statement showing the name and address of the individual who prepared the instrument, and the statement is signed by the individual (KRS 382.335(1)).
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How to Use This Form
- Select your county from the list above
- Download the county-specific form
- Fill in the required information
- Have the document notarized if required
- Record with your county recorder's office
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"Very easy process and the customer service representatives are very friendly and helpful."
"The instructions were really clear and the site user friendly"
Common Uses for Lis Pendens
- File notice of a pending foreclosure action
- Protect your legal claim on a property during a dispute
- Protect your interest in a property during a divorce proceeding
- Provide constructive notice of a contract dispute involving property
- Notify title companies of unresolved claims against a property
- File notice of a boundary dispute or quiet title action
- Alert lenders to pending litigation that may affect collateral
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Important: County-Specific Forms
Our lis pendens forms are specifically formatted for each county in Kentucky.
After selecting your county, you'll receive forms that meet all local recording requirements, ensuring your documents will be accepted without delays or rejection fees.