St. Johns County (St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra) is one of Florida's fastest-growing counties, with heavy single-family residential and beachside construction. Florida law (Fla. Stat. § 713.13) requires a recorded Notice of Commencement for most direct contracts over $2,500 — recorded with the St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court in St. Augustine, and posted on the jobsite before the first inspection.