Walton County (Santa Rosa Beach, 30A) is one of the Panhandle's busiest markets for high-end coastal residential and resort construction. Florida law (Fla. Stat. § 713.13) requires a recorded Notice of Commencement for most direct contracts over $2,500 — recorded with the Walton County Clerk of the Circuit Court in DeFuniak Springs, and posted on the jobsite before the first inspection.