---
title: Florida Notice to Owner
description: Prepare and mail a Florida Notice to Owner for a supported private construction project, with an optional combined private payment-bond Notice to Contractor.
seotitle: Florida Notice to Owner
seo-description: Prepare and mail a Florida Notice to Owner for a supported private construction project, with an optional combined private payment-bond Notice to Contractor.
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indexable: true
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schema: webpage
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og-image-alt: Florida Notice to Owner generated form preview
published: 2026-04-23
updated: 2026-07-11
tags:
  - business
  - construction
  - contractors
  - legal notices
  - florida
path: /forms/florida-notice-to-owner
---
# Florida Notice to Owner

Prepare and mail a Florida Notice to Owner for a supported private construction project, with an optional combined private payment-bond Notice to Contractor.

## How it works
1. **Confirm that the project and claimant relationship fit the supported Florida private-project lane.** - 
2. **Enter claimant, project, owner, contractor, and every Notice-of-Commencement recipient detail, including any designated construction lender.** - 
3. **Choose whether eligible private payment-bond Notice to Contractor language should be combined with the Notice to Owner.** - 
4. **Sign and review the generated notice before checkout.** - 
5. **PostalForm creates a separate Certified Mail piece for each mapped recipient.** -


## Form summary
The workflow collects the statutory project and claimant facts, generates the Florida Notice to Owner language, and routes separate Certified Mail pieces to the owner and every additional recipient required by the supported claimant tier.

## What you need
- An ordinary non-exempt private improvement to Florida real property
- A supported subcontractor, sub-subcontractor, material-supplier, or equipment-lessor relationship without a direct contract with the owner
- The claimant's first furnishing date and the notice date
- The owner name and address plus the contractor, relevant subcontractor, service-agent, construction-lender, or copy-designee information required by the project records
- A general description of the labor, services, materials, or equipment furnished
- An authorized signer and signature
- Optional supporting project records (optional) — Attach only records you intentionally want mailed behind the statutory notice, such as a Notice of Commencement or payment-bond copy. Supporting records are not required to generate the notice.

## Data collected
- Florida private-project eligibility, claimant tier, contractual privity, licensing, and timing answers
- Claimant identity, contact details, mailing address, signer, and signature
- Project address, first furnishing date, legal or site description, hiring party, and general description of furnishing
- Owner, contractor when required, relevant subcontractor when known, owner service agent, construction lender, and owner-designated copy recipient names and mailing addresses
- Private payment-bond timing details when the optional combined Notice to Contractor is selected

## Where it gets mailed
You will enter the recipient address during checkout.

## Packet order
- Florida Notice to Owner, or combined Notice to Owner and Notice to Contractor when selected
- Optional supporting project records in upload order

## Common mistakes
- Using a Notice to Owner workflow for a public project, subdivision-improvement claim, exempt improvement, direct-to-owner claimant, individual laborer, or professional lienor.
- Treating 45 days as a mailing deadline instead of preserving the day-40 certified-mail acceptance safe harbor and accounting for an earlier owner final-payment cutoff.
- Omitting the contractor copy when the claimant did not contract directly with the contractor or owner.
- Omitting the relevant subcontractor copy when a material or equipment supplier to a sub-subcontractor knows that subcontractor's name and address.
- Ignoring an owner service agent or designated copy recipient listed in the recorded Notice of Commencement.
- Failing to send a copy to a construction lender designated in the Notice of Commencement to receive Notices to Owner.
- Sending an early private-bond Notice to Contractor to the surety; this workflow addresses it to the contractor and does not prepare the later Notice of Nonpayment.

## Agent summary
Collect the facts needed for a Florida section 713.06 Notice to Owner on an ordinary non-exempt private improvement. When the claimant is not in privity with the contractor and selects the private-bond option, include the section 713.23 Notice to Contractor language in the contractor copy.

## For assistants
Use the Forms Draft API to prefill this form and generate a preview PDF.
- Endpoint: `POST /api/forms/florida-notice-to-owner/drafts`
- Payload: `{ fields: { ... }, attachments: [{ id, label, base64 }] }`
- Required fields: project_in_florida, private_construction_project, regular_improvement_project, direct_contract_over_2500, claimant_role, claimant_in_privity_with_owner, claimant_in_privity_with_contractor, claimant_license_required, claimant_properly_licensed, owner_final_payment_disbursed, has_private_payment_bond, include_private_bond_notice, bond_recorded_before_construction, bond_copy_received_date, sender_name, sender_email, sender_address, project_address, hiring_party_name, first_work_date, work_summary, owner_name, owner_address, contractor_name, contractor_address, relevant_subcontractor_known, relevant_subcontractor_name, relevant_subcontractor_address, has_owner_service_agent, owner_service_agent_name, owner_service_agent_address, has_owner_copy_designee, owner_copy_designee_name, owner_copy_designee_address, has_construction_lender_copy_recipient, construction_lender_name, construction_lender_address, notice_date, authorized_signer_name, authorized_signer_title, claimant_signature, information_accuracy_acknowledged, recipient_records_acknowledged, self_help_scope_acknowledged
- Attachment IDs: project_records
- Notes: This workflow is deliberately limited to an ordinary non-exempt Florida private improvement and supported lienor tiers that do not have a direct contract with the owner. It does not prepare public-project bond notices, a claim of lien, a contractor's final-payment affidavit, or a section 713.23 Notice of Nonpayment.

## LLM field schema
```json
[
  {
    "id": "project_in_florida",
    "label": "Is the improvement to real property located in Florida?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "private_construction_project",
    "label": "Is this a private construction project rather than a federal, state, county, municipal, or other public project?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "regular_improvement_project",
    "label": "Is this an ordinary improvement to a specific property rather than subdivision or off-site improvement work under section 713.04?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "direct_contract_over_2500",
    "label": "Does the owner's direct contract for this improvement exceed $2,500?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "claimant_role",
    "label": "Your exact relationship to the project",
    "type": "select",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "claimant_in_privity_with_owner",
    "label": "Did the claimant contract directly with the owner?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "claimant_in_privity_with_contractor",
    "label": "Did the claimant contract directly with the direct contractor?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "claimant_license_required",
    "label": "Does Florida law require the claimant to hold a license for the furnished work?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "claimant_properly_licensed",
    "label": "Was the claimant properly licensed for the furnished work when required?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "claimant_license_required",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_final_payment_disbursed",
    "label": "Has the owner already disbursed final payment after receiving the contractor's final-payment affidavit?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "has_private_payment_bond",
    "label": "Is this private project covered by a payment bond under section 713.23?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "eligibility",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "include_private_bond_notice",
    "label": "Include the early Notice to Contractor statement that the claimant will look to the contractor's bond for protection?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "bond",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "bond_recorded_before_construction",
    "label": "Was a Notice of Commencement with a copy of the payment bond attached recorded before construction began?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "bond",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "bond_copy_received_date",
    "label": "Date the claimant received a copy of the payment bond (if it was not timely recorded)",
    "type": "date",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "date",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "bond",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "bond_recorded_before_construction",
      "operator": "falsy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "bond_number",
    "label": "Payment bond number (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "bond",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "sender_name",
    "label": "Claimant business or individual name",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "sender",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "sender_email",
    "label": "Claimant email",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "email",
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "sender",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "sender_phone",
    "label": "Claimant phone (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": "phone",
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "sender",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "sender_address",
    "label": "Claimant mailing address",
    "type": "address",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "sender",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "project_name",
    "label": "Project name (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "project",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "project_address",
    "label": "Florida project address",
    "type": "address",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "project",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "legal_description",
    "label": "Legal, lot, parcel, or additional site description (optional)",
    "type": "textarea",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "project",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "hiring_party_name",
    "label": "Person who hired or ordered from the claimant",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "project",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "hiring_party_company_name",
    "label": "Hiring party company (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "project",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "first_work_date",
    "label": "First date the claimant furnished labor, services, materials, or equipment",
    "type": "date",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "date",
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "project",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "work_summary",
    "label": "General description of labor, services, materials, or equipment furnished",
    "type": "textarea",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "project",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_name",
    "label": "Owner legal name (individual, company, trust, or other entity)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "owner",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_company_name",
    "label": "Additional owner name or attention line (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "owner",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_address",
    "label": "Owner mailing address",
    "type": "address",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "owner",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "contractor_name",
    "label": "Direct contractor legal name (individual or entity)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "contractor",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "contractor_company_name",
    "label": "Additional contractor name or attention line (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "contractor",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "contractor_address",
    "label": "Direct contractor mailing address",
    "type": "address",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "contractor",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "relevant_subcontractor_known",
    "label": "Do you know the name and mailing address of the subcontractor above the sub-subcontractor?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "relevant_subcontractor",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "claimant_role",
      "operator": "in",
      "value": [
        "Material supplier to a sub-subcontractor",
        "Equipment lessor to a sub-subcontractor"
      ]
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "relevant_subcontractor_name",
    "label": "Relevant subcontractor contact name",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "relevant_subcontractor",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "relevant_subcontractor_known",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "relevant_subcontractor_company_name",
    "label": "Additional subcontractor name or attention line (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "relevant_subcontractor",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "relevant_subcontractor_known",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "relevant_subcontractor_address",
    "label": "Relevant subcontractor mailing address",
    "type": "address",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "relevant_subcontractor",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "relevant_subcontractor_known",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "has_owner_service_agent",
    "label": "Does the recorded Notice of Commencement name a person authorized to receive notices on the owner's behalf under section 713.13(1)(a)7?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_service_agent_name",
    "label": "Owner service-agent contact name",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_owner_service_agent",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_service_agent_company_name",
    "label": "Owner service-agent company (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_owner_service_agent",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_service_agent_address",
    "label": "Owner service-agent mailing address",
    "type": "address",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_owner_service_agent",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "has_owner_copy_designee",
    "label": "Does the recorded Notice of Commencement designate another person to receive a copy of the Notice to Owner under section 713.13(1)(b)?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_copy_designee_name",
    "label": "Owner-designated copy-recipient contact name",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_owner_copy_designee",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_copy_designee_company_name",
    "label": "Owner-designated copy-recipient company (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_owner_copy_designee",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "owner_copy_designee_address",
    "label": "Owner-designated copy-recipient mailing address",
    "type": "address",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_owner_copy_designee",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "has_construction_lender_copy_recipient",
    "label": "Does the recorded Notice of Commencement designate a construction lender to receive copies of Notices to Owner?",
    "type": "checkbox",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": "yes_no",
    "ui_width": null,
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": null,
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "construction_lender_name",
    "label": "Construction-lender contact name",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_construction_lender_copy_recipient",
      "operator": "truthy"
    },
    "compound_subfields": null
  },
  {
    "id": "construction_lender_company_name",
    "label": "Construction-lender legal name or attention line (optional)",
    "type": "text",
    "required": false,
    "meta_class": null,
    "ui_width": "half",
    "group_id": "notice_of_commencement",
    "choice_group": null,
    "choice_label": null,
    "visibility": {
      "fieldId": "has_construction_lender_copy_recipient",
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    "label": "I confirm that the claimant, project, hiring-party, furnishing, bond, and timing information is accurate to the best of my knowledge.",
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    "id": "self_help_scope_acknowledged",
    "label": "I understand this self-help workflow does not decide lien eligibility, prepare a claim of lien or Notice of Nonpayment, or replace advice from a Florida construction lawyer.",
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```

## Sources
- [Florida Statutes section 713.01](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.01.html)
- [Florida Statutes section 713.02](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.02.html)
- [Florida Statutes section 713.06](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.06.html)
- [Florida Statutes section 713.13](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.13.html)
- [Florida Statutes section 713.18](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.18.html)
- [Florida Statutes section 713.23](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.23.html)
- [Official instructions](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.06.html)

## Last verified
2026-07-11


## FAQs
- **What projects does this Florida Notice to Owner workflow support?** It supports ordinary non-exempt private improvements to Florida real property for the listed subcontractor, sub-subcontractor, material-supplier, and equipment-lessor tiers that did not contract directly with the owner. The workflow blocks unsupported public, direct-to-owner, laborer, professional-lienor, and other special lanes.
- **Can this include a Florida Notice to Contractor?** Yes. For a private payment bond and a claimant that is not in privity with the contractor, the generated notice can include the early section 713.23 statement that the claimant will look to the contractor's bond for protection. It is mailed to the contractor, not the surety.
- **Is this the later Notice of Nonpayment to a surety?** No. A section 713.23 Notice of Nonpayment is a different later-stage document with different facts, recipients, sworn language, and deadlines. This workflow does not prepare or mail one.
- **Does the timing helper guarantee my deadline?** No. It protects a day-40 Certified Mail safety cutoff because PostalForm cannot guarantee actual delivery during days 40 through 45. Florida can also impose an earlier cutoff tied to the owner's final payment after the contractor's affidavit.


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