Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 35-4-130 (2026)
Lis Pendens Record.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The judge of probate of each county in this state shall keep in his office as a public record a suitable book, to be called a lis pendens record.
(Acts 1915, No. 77, p. 122; Code 1923, §6877; Code 1940, T. 47, §65.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2023 · leading case: United States v. One 1990 Lincoln Town Car, VIN No. 1LNLM82F2LY702632, 817 F. Supp. 1575 (N.D. Ga. 1993).
United States v. One 1990 Lincoln Town Car, VIN No. 1LNLM82F2LY702632, 817 F. Supp. 1575 (N.D. Ga. 1993). “9 Although Mitsubishi recorded a lis pendens in Talladega County on August 16, 1991, Eastwood argues that this notice was defective under Alabama law be *1583 cause it did not include a description of any real estate in Talladega County, a description of the defendants, and a…”
United States v. Carmichael, 433 F. Supp. 2d 1259 (M.D. Ala. 2006). “The lis pen-dens statute, codified at 1975 Ala.Code § 35-4-130 et seq., does not alter the substance of the common-law rule; rather, it mitigates the harsh effects of the rule by ensuring that purchasers have at least’ constructive notice of pending litigation through the filing…”
Thompson v. Yuan (In re Yuan), 178 B.R. 273 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1995). “It was not recorded in the Lis Pen-dens record as required by section 35-4-130 or indexed under the name of Mona Yuan, the titled owner.”
Ex Parte Musa Props., LLC Petition for Writ of Mandamus: Civil (Ala. 2023). “The enactment of the lis pendens statute has been said to have substituted the statutory constructive notice requirements for the common- law doctrine, that is, the common-law doctrine remains in full force and effect, but only if the notice and filing requirements set out in…”
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