How long does a notice of LIS PENDENS remain in effect?

LIS PENDENS TERMINATES WITH JUDGMENT  (unless appeal pending) 

The purpose of filing a lis pendens is twofold—to protect the rights the filing party claims in the property disputed in the lawsuit and to put those interested in the property on notice of the lawsuit. Collins v. Tex Mall, L.P., 297 S.W.3d 409, 418 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2009, no pet.).

A lis pendens notice, however, operates only during the pendency of the lawsuit and terminates with the judgment, in the absence of appeal. Hartel v. Dishman, 145 S.W.2d 865, 869 (Tex. 1940); Collins, 297 S.W.2d at 418.

SOURCE: TEXARKANA COURT OF APPEALS - 06-10-00091-CV – 11/2/11 

Because the lis pendens terminates with the judgment, it was not necessary for the trial court to declare the lis pendens void. It was not, however, error to do that which was unnecessary, but was the result of the judgment.