Need a Notice of Commencement notarized online? iRemoteNotary helps property owners, contractors, permit expediters, and construction professionals complete secure remote online notarization sessions for eligible Notice of Commencement documents.
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Can a Notice of Commencement be notarized online with iRemoteNotary?
A Notice of Commencement may be eligible for remote online notarization when accepted by the receiving county, building department, title company, lender, or other project stakeholder. iRemoteNotary helps property owners, contractors, and construction professionals notarize eligible Notice of Commencement documents through a secure online session.
Submit your request below. In the notes section, please mention that your document is a Notice of Commencement and include any special instructions from your county, building department, title company, lender, contractor, or permit office.
Florida's statutory Notice of Commencement under section 713.13 is signed by the owner. The form also has a line for an authorized officer, director, partner, or manager when the owner or lessee is an entity. The certificate is an acknowledgment by physical presence, or an oath or affirmation by online notarization. Witnesses are not listed on that certificate. The session completes the notarial act. Recording with the clerk, posting, and delivering proof to the building department stay with you. An eligible owner can join from outside Florida, including from another country, when identity proofing succeeds. A signer outside Florida confirms that the act is performed under Florida law. Confirm that the clerk will accept the electronic document before you rely on it for recording. Okaloosa County's Growth Management forms page says the Notice of Commencement digital signature should be used only when an online notary performs the act. That note does not confirm the clerk will record every platform file.
Own Florida property and live in another state or another country? An eligible signer can complete the notarial act online without traveling to Florida. The Florida online notary performs the act under Florida law while the signer appears by live audio-video. A foreign passport may be usable for a signer outside the United States when credential analysis and identity proofing succeed. The session does not promise that every clerk or building department will accept the file, and it does not replace an appearance a local office requires in person. For a power of attorney, Florida law generally requires the principal and two witnesses. A witness who appears remotely must be a United States resident physically located in the United States or a United States territory. A witness sitting with the signer is a different case. Owners in different countries can each complete an eligible appearance. The form and the clerk decide whether one notice can carry every signature. See international online notarization, real estate documents for signers abroad, and real estate powers of attorney.
Use the secure request form below for eligible Notice of Commencement documents. Include county, building department, title company, lender, or permit office instructions in the notes when helpful.
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A Notice of Commencement is a construction-related document often used to identify the property, owner, contractor, project information, and parties involved in certain improvements. Depending on the state, county, project type, or receiving party, the document may need to be signed, notarized, recorded, posted, or provided before work, inspections, or payments move forward.
iRemoteNotary does not provide legal advice. Requirements vary by jurisdiction and project—confirm the correct form and process with the receiving agency or a qualified professional.
A Notice of Commencement may need notarization in some workflows, depending on the requirements. Requirements vary by state, county, receiving agency, project type, and document instructions.
After a Notice of Commencement is in use, your county, recorder, building department, lender, or title contact may ask for follow-on documents—such as an amended notice, a correction affidavit, a notarized packet before recording, or a termination notice when a project ends or the prior notice should no longer be effective. Requirements vary by jurisdiction and receiving party.
Explore amended Notice of Commencement online notary, Notice of Commencement correction affidavit online notary, Notice of Commencement recording online notary, and Notice of Termination online notary for related workflows. Confirm which document applies before signing.
Remote online notarization allows eligible Notice of Commencement documents to be signed and notarized during a secure audio-video session when accepted by the receiving party.
Provide the document you need notarized before the live session.
Complete identity proofing as required for your session.
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Receive your digitally notarized document after completion.
Eligible Notice of Commencement documents may be notarized remotely when the document and receiving party allow it.
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iRemoteNotary is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Notice of Commencement, lien, permit, payment, and construction documents can have strict deadlines and legal requirements. Please confirm your document requirements with your attorney, title company, lender, contractor, county recorder, building department, permit office, or other appropriate professional before signing.
Acceptance of remote online notarization depends on the receiving party—we do not guarantee recording, filing, or agency acceptance.
Florida's statutory Notice of Commencement certificate provides for an acknowledgment by physical presence or an oath or affirmation by online notarization. The session completes that notarial act. It does not record the notice. The clerk and, when a permit is involved, the building department still control recording, posting, and acceptance of the electronic document.
Florida Statutes section 713.13 says the owner must sign the notice. The statutory form also has a signature line for an authorized officer, director, partner, or manager of an owner or lessee that is an entity. The notary does not decide whether that person has authority to sign. Witnesses are not required by the statutory certificate.
An eligible owner may appear by live audio-video from outside Florida, including from another country, while a Florida online notary performs the act. Identity proofing must succeed. A foreign passport may be usable for a signer outside the United States. Recording and the building department's acceptance of the electronic document are separate.
No. iRemoteNotary does not prepare legal documents or provide legal advice. Please obtain the correct form and instructions from your attorney, title company, contractor, county recorder, building department, or permit office.
Notarization does not record the notice. Section 713.13 sets the recording rules for the notice. Section 713.135 sets separate permit and first-inspection steps. The clerk records. The building department handles posting and permit delivery. Those triggers are not the same for every project.
The statutory Notice of Commencement certificate does not list two witnesses. Do not copy power-of-attorney witness rules onto the notice. Read the instrument in front of you if a recipient added its own witness lines.
Do not assume a contractor can sign in the owner's place. Section 713.13 says the owner signs. The form also has a line for an authorized officer, director, partner, or manager of an entity owner or lessee. The notary does not decide that authority.
Yes. Contractors, property owners, permit expediters, real estate investors, and construction professionals may use iRemoteNotary for eligible Notice of Commencement documents when remote online notarization is accepted by the receiving party.
You generally need your unsigned Notice of Commencement, a valid government-issued photo ID, a device with camera and microphone, stable internet connection, and any instructions from the county, building department, title company, lender, contractor, or permit office.
No. iRemoteNotary notarizes eligible documents but does not file, record, or submit documents on your behalf unless a separate service is specifically offered. Please confirm filing or recording steps with the receiving party.
Acceptance can depend on the receiving party, county, state, agency, lender, title company, or project requirements. Always confirm acceptance of remote online notarization before completing your session.
Complete the secure request form for eligible documents, or book a session using the site-wide option—available nationwide when remote online notarization is accepted.