(1) The plaintiff shall, at the time of filing the complaint, and every defendant to claim or claiming any affirmative relief shall, at the time of filing an answer, record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the property is situated a notice of the pendency of the action containing the object of the action or the defense and a particular description of the property affected by the action.
(2) The clerk and recorder shall record the filing in a book of the miscellaneous records of the clerk's office and shall make a reference as to the date and time of the filing of the notice and, when recorded, to the book and page record.