Need a Notice of Commencement notarized before recording? iRemoteNotary helps property owners, contractors, 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 before recording with iRemoteNotary?
A Notice of Commencement may need to be notarized before recording when accepted or required by the receiving recorder, clerk, county, building department, title company, lender, contractor, or project stakeholder. iRemoteNotary helps property owners and construction professionals notarize eligible Notice of Commencement documents before recording through a secure online session.
Submit your request below. In the notes section, please mention that your document is related to Notice of Commencement recording and include any special instructions from your attorney, recorder, clerk, county, building department, contractor, owner, title company, lender, or project contact.
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 related to recording. Mention in the notes that your request relates to Notice of Commencement recording and include instructions from your attorney, recorder, clerk, county, building department, contractor, owner, title company, lender, or project contact when helpful.
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Notice of Commencement recording generally refers to submitting a signed and notarized Notice of Commencement to the appropriate county recorder, clerk, or recording office when required by the project, county, state, building department, lender, title company, or receiving party.
iRemoteNotary does not provide legal, permitting, or recording advice. Confirm the correct form, notarization instructions, and recording steps with your attorney, recorder, clerk, county, building department, title company, lender, or other receiving party.
Notarization requirements can vary by state, county, project, contract, recorder, clerk, building department, lender, title company, owner, or receiving party.
Notarization and recording are different steps. A notary verifies identity and notarizes the signature during the session. Recording usually involves submitting the document to the appropriate county recorder, clerk, or recording office. iRemoteNotary notarizes eligible documents but does not record or file them unless a separate service is explicitly offered.
For general Notice of Commencement help, see our Notice of Commencement online notary page.
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.
Appear before a commissioned remote online notary online.
Receive your digitally notarized document after completion.
Eligible Notice of Commencement documents may be notarized remotely before recording when the document and receiving party allow it.
Browse related construction document pages below. If you are not sure which form applies, use the request form on this page.
iRemoteNotary is not a law firm and does not provide legal, permitting, recording, lien, contractor licensing, or building department advice. Notice of Commencement documents, permit documents, owner authorization forms, contractor-change affidavits, and related construction documents can involve strict state, county, city, recording, and building department requirements. Please confirm your document requirements with your attorney, title company, lender, contractor, property owner, recorder, clerk, county, city, 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.
A Notice of Commencement may be notarized online before recording if the receiving recorder, clerk, county, building department, title company, lender, or agency accepts electronically notarized documents. Before signing, confirm the notarization and acceptance requirements with the receiving party.
No. Not every Notice of Commencement requires notarization in every situation or before every recording workflow. Requirements can vary by state, county, project, contract, lender, title company, owner, or receiving party. If notarization is requested, iRemoteNotary can help notarize eligible documents online.
The required signer can depend on the document, state, county, ownership structure, contract, and receiving party instructions. Common signers may include a property owner, contractor representative, or other party identified in the document. Confirm the correct signer before the session.
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.
No. iRemoteNotary notarizes eligible documents but does not record, file, submit, or process documents on your behalf unless a separate service is specifically offered. Please confirm recording or filing steps with the receiving party.
Notarization and recording are different steps. A notary verifies identity and notarizes the signature during the session. Recording usually involves submitting the document to the appropriate county recorder, clerk, or recording office. iRemoteNotary notarizes eligible documents but does not record or file them unless a separate service is explicitly offered.
You generally need your unsigned Notice of Commencement (or related recording packet), a valid government-issued photo ID, a device with camera and microphone, stable internet connection, and any instructions from the recorder, clerk, county, building department, title company, lender, or contractor. If witnesses are required, confirm those requirements before the session.
Acceptance can depend on the receiving party, county, state, recorder or clerk, building department, 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.