Plain-English glossary · Permitting & process
Notice of Commencement (NOC)
A Notice of Commencement is a document recorded with the county clerk before construction starts on most Florida projects above a value threshold. It names the owner, contractor, and lender, anchors lien rights under Florida's construction-lien law, and must be in place before the first inspection.
In plain English
It's a small recording with outsized consequences — it protects subcontractors' lien rights and protects the owner from paying twice. The full walkthrough, including the barcode-sticker reality of how counties handle it, is in What is a Notice of Commencement?
We record the NOC and pull the instrument number into the permit package so it's never the thing holding up an otherwise-ready file.
Why it matters on a Florida build
A missing NOC stalls the first inspection — which means a crew standing on site with nothing to inspect. It's one of the most common self-inflicted delays in Florida construction.