No, we need to have original wet signatures for all documents recorded into the Official Record. We cannot accept a printed copy of the signed document. The only exception is if a document is notarized through an online notarization.

Review your Notice of Commencement form. If there are two signature lines with a legal paragraph at the bottom, and a signature line stating “Signature of Natural Person Signing Above” then the homeowner or authorized signer can sign in both lines without a notary. If the Notice of Commencement has one signature line and a notary paragraph then it must be notarized.

We suggest asking the permitting department if one is required for your property, each municipality has different requirements.

It is based on where the property is located, we suggest asking the permitting department if one is required for your property and circumstance.

The grantor would be the property owner and the grantee is the contactor listed on the Notice of Commencement.

Yes! You can order an e-certified copy on Clerk E-Certify (clerkecertify.com).

You should enter all of the information you know, but Florida statute requires numbers 1 through 4 be completed.

Only for a Notice of Commencement, a street address is sufficient information to replace the legal description.

Anyone is able to come in to record the Notice of Commencement. It can be done by the contractor, property owner, friend, or relative.