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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 713.18713.18 Manner of serving documents.—(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, service of any document permitted or required under this part, s. 255.05, or s. 337.18, or copies thereof when so permitted or required, must be made by one of the following methods:(a) By hand delivery to the person to be served; if a partnership, to one of the partners; if a corporation, to an officer or director; if a limited liability company, to a member or manager; or to an employee or agent authorized by the partnership, corporation, or limited liability company to receive service of such document. (b) By common carrier delivery service or by registered, Global Express Guaranteed, or certified mail to the person to be served, with postage or shipping paid by the sender and with evidence of delivery, which may be in an electronic format. (c) By posting on the site of the improvement if service as provided by paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) cannot be accomplished. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), service of a notice to owner or a preliminary notice to contractor under this part, s. 255.05, or s. 337.18 is effective as of the date of mailing and the requirements for service under this section have been satisfied if all of the following requirements have been met:(a) The notice is mailed by registered, Global Express Guaranteed, or certified mail, with postage prepaid, to the person to be served and addressed as prescribed in subsection (3). (b) The notice is mailed within 40 days after the date the lienor first furnishes labor, services, or materials. (c)1. The person who served the notice maintains a mail log that shows the registered or certified mail number issued by the United States Postal Service, the name and address of the person served, and the date stamp of the United States Postal Service confirming the date of mailing; or 2. The person who served the notice maintains tracking records approved or generated by the United States Postal Service containing the postal tracking number and verification of the date of receipt by the United States Postal Service. (3)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1), service of a document under this section is effective on the date of mailing or shipping, and the requirements for service under this section have been satisfied, if the document meets both of the following requirements:1. It is sent to the last address shown in the notice of commencement or any amendment thereto or, in the absence of a notice of commencement, to the last address shown in the building permit application, or to the last known address of the person to be served. 2. It is returned as being “refused,” “moved, not forwardable,” or “unclaimed,” or is otherwise not delivered or deliverable through no fault of the person serving the document. (b) If the address shown in the notice of commencement or any amendment thereto, or, in the absence of a notice of commencement, in the building permit application, is incomplete for purposes of mailing or delivery, the person serving the document may complete the address and properly format it according to United States Postal Service addressing standards using information obtained from the property appraiser or another public record without affecting the validity of service under this section. (4) A document served by a lienor on one owner or one partner of a partnership owning the real property is deemed served on all owners and partners. History.—s. 1, ch. 63-135; s. 11, ch. 65-456; s. 35, ch. 67-254; s. 10, ch. 87-405; s. 11, ch. 90-109; s. 7, ch. 96-383; s. 1768, ch. 97-102; s. 5, ch. 98-135; s. 7, ch. 99-386; ss. 7, 12, ch. 2001-211; s. 20, ch. 2003-2; s. 3, ch. 2006-187; s. 11, ch. 2007-221; s. 9, ch. 2012-211; s. 9, ch. 2023-226. Note.—Former s. 84.181.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 713.18
Total Results: 17
456 So. 2d 1254
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 1984 | Docket: 1732045
Cited 23 times | Published
Symons utilized one of the methods prescribed in Section 713.18, as follows:
By mailing the same, postage prepaid
380 F. Supp. 432, 1974 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7707
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 1974 | Docket: 1019862
Cited 13 times | Published
served on the owner in the manner set forth in F.S. § 713.18, F.S. A.[8]
The Florida statutes provide that
582 So. 2d 15, 1991 WL 85552
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 24, 1991 | Docket: 976313
Cited 11 times | Published
served by certified mail and evidence of delivery. § 713.18(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1987).
The trial court found
451 So. 2d 545
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1984 | Docket: 1741130
Cited 7 times | Published
agreed with appellants, which we do not, that section 713.18(1) provides the exclusive means for service
342 So. 2d 1007
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1977 | Docket: 421500
Cited 5 times | Published
with a portion of the mechanic's lien law, Section 713.18(1)(c), Florida Statutes, which required mailing
353 So. 2d 668
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 1978 | Docket: 2525923
Cited 4 times | Published
a matter of law that he did not comply with Section 713.18, Florida Statutes, the Mechanics' Lien Law
291 So. 2d 49
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 1974 | Docket: 1350676
Cited 4 times | Published
"Notice to Owner" on Continental as required by F.S. § 713.18, F.S.A. 1971; and second, whether Continental's
76 So. 3d 313, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 15728, 2011 WL 4578320
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 5, 2011 | Docket: 2359588
Cited 2 times | Published
recorded a Notice of Commencement pursuant to section 713.18, Florida Statutes (2004). The Notice acknowledged
737 So. 2d 604, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 9508, 1999 WL 525442
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 15, 1999 | Docket: 1709607
Cited 1 times | Published
application to serve the notice to owner); see also § 713.18(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1993) (providing for service
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 4, 2020 | Docket: 18604179
Published
affidavit in accordance with the provisions
of section 713.18, Florida Statutes (2019) and therefore was
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 12, 2020 | Docket: 17436370
Published
affidavit in accordance with the provisions
of section 713.18, Florida Statutes (2019), and therefore was
544 So. 2d 1013, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 268, 1989 Fla. LEXIS 504, 1989 WL 57948
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 1989 | Docket: 64643126
Published
the contractor. Service is defined in Fla.Stat. § 713.18 and includes actual delivery, mailing by certified
467 So. 2d 766, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 900, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 13346
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 1985 | Docket: 64611483
Published
such notices) was sufficient to comply with section 713.18, Florida Statutes. The trial court erred in
464 So. 2d 1320, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 701, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 12983
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 14, 1985 | Docket: 64610474
Published
lessee received the claim of lien as required by section 713.18, Florida Statutes.2 The court agreed and held
466 So. 2d 1, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 625, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 12647
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 1985 | Docket: 64610867
Published
delivery of the claim of lien as required by section 713.18(l)(c), Florida Statutes.
REVERSED AND REMANDED
343 So. 2d 923, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 15518
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 15, 1977 | Docket: 64557703
Published
such a notice under a different subsection of Section 713.18, which provided as an alternate method of service
313 So. 2d 422, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14812
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 3, 1975 | Docket: 64546737
Published
failed to comply with the provisions of Fla.Stat. § 713.18, in that it alleged service of the statutory notice
