Sarasota County has continued residential, master-planned community, and high-end coastal construction across Sarasota, Venice, and North Port. Florida law (Fla. Stat. § 713.13) requires a recorded Notice of Commencement for most direct contracts over $2,500 — recorded with the Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court in Sarasota, and posted on the jobsite before the first inspection.