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2008 SESSION
SB 427 Zoning ordinance violation; action on which lis pendens is based.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Lis pendens; zoning ordinance violation. Provides that in actions to enforce a zoning ordinance, no lis pendens or attachment shall affect a bona fide purchaser of real or personal estate unless the memorandum of lis pendens recorded in the clerk's office contains a description of the alleged zoning violation. The bill also provides that a memorandum of lis pendens admitted to record in an action to enforce a zoning ordinance shall expire after 180 days. This bill is identical to HB 80.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Lis pendens; zoning ordinance violation. Provides that in actions to enforce a zoning ordinance, no lis pendens or attachment shall affect a bona fide purchaser of real or personal estate unless the memorandum of lis pendens recorded in the clerk's office contains a description of the alleged zoning violation.