Starting January 1, 2024, section 695.26 of the Florida Statutes requires certain documents recorded in a county’s Official Records must include the post office address of each witness in addition to the witness’ printed name. The Citrus County Clerk’s office will not be able to accept documents submitted for recording without the required witness address information.
The new requirement applies to any “instrument by which the title to real property or any interest therein is conveyed, assigned, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of.” In plain English, this means deeds and other documents that affect the ownership of real estate. These applicable documents notarized in Florida require witnesses to print their names under their signature, so these documents will now also require witness addresses be printed under their signature. If there are no witnesses on these applicable documents, then no addresses are required.
The post office address of each witness must be legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped on these documents.
No, the witness address must be a physical address or PO Box. It cannot be an email address.
You will need to update your forms to include the witness address prior to January 1, 2024.
The Clerk’s office must reject documents that do not include information required by section 695.26 of the Florida Statutes.
Any person has a right to request that a county recorder remove, from a publicly available Internet website, information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.119.071 or an image or copy of a public record, including an official record, if that image or copy is of a military discharge; death certificate, or a court file, record or paper relating to matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate Rules. However, grantor, grantee or party names may not be removed from the Official Records index. Requests must be notarized, state the statutory basis for removal, and confirm the individual’s eligibility for the exemption. To make a request contact the clerk’s office by mail to 110 N. Apopka Ave, Inverness, FL 34450, by visiting the Clerk Annex, or West Citrus Government Center, or submit your request online.
Any affected person has a right to request that a county recorder or clerk of the court add information to a publicly available Internet website if that information involves the identity of a respondent against whom a final judgment for an injunction for the protection of a minor under s. 741.30, s. 784.046, or s. 784.0485 is entered, unless the respondent is a minor. The request must be in writing and contain the case number. To make a request contact the clerk’s office by mail to 110 N. Apopka Ave, Inverness, FL 34450, by visiting the Clerk Annex, or West Citrus Government Center or submit your request online.
The Official Records website search provides access to Citrus County public records. These records include information on deeds, mortgages, etc. in Citrus County. The index includes the years 1980 to present and images of the documents are available in PDF format.
The images that you may copy off of this Internet site have not been certified as being true and correct copies of the documents filed and recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller. Certified copies are available through Clerk E-Certify.
Pursuant to Florida Statute 28.2221 (5)(a) the Clerk is not authorized to post records on this site pertaining to military discharges, death certificates, or court records pertaining to Family, Juvenile, or Probate matters. If you wish to view a restricted image (with the exception of military discharges), you may do so in person at the Clerk's office.
Please visit our Public Records page for additional information.