Where Clermont and Lake County legal notices are published: the statewide newspaper notice site, the city's agenda portal and Lake County Schools. An index, not the official record.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. This page is an index, not an official publication. It points to where public notices for Clermont and Lake County are legally published. Rules come from Chapter 50 of the Florida Statutes. City Clerk’s office: 352-241-7330.

Florida requires governments, courts and some private parties to publish legal notices: public hearings, rezonings, budgets and tax rates, bids, foreclosure sales, name changes, probate and more. Most are still published in newspapers. Since 2022, Florida law has also let a local government publish notices on the county’s official website or one the county designates, under section 50.0311.

Where to look

Newspaper notices

Florida newspapers post legal notices on a statewide site run by the Florida Press Association. On floridapublicnotices.com you can search the last 35 days by county, newspaper or keyword, and older notices in the archive. Newspapers on the site’s list include the Clermont Sun, the Daily Commercial, the Four Corners Sun and The West Orange Times.

City of Clermont

  • Meetings and hearings: City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Code Enforcement Board and other boards post agendas, packets and summaries of actions on the city’s CivicClerk portal. The next scheduled meeting on the portal is a Planning and Zoning Commission special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at City Hall, 685 W. Montrose St.
  • Budget and tax rate: the city adopted its 2026-27 budget and a 4.2000-mill tax rate at its Sept. 24 hearing; documents are on its Fiscal Year 2026-2027 page.
  • Bids: the city’s open solicitations and results.
  • Public records requests: the city’s public records page.

Lake County Schools

The School Board of Lake County approved publishing its legally required advertisements and public notices on its own website under section 50.0311, effective July 1, 2024, the district says. Notices stay online for 18 months. Residents and property owners can ask to receive them by first-class mail or email, as the statute requires the district to offer. District notices.

Lake County government and courts

The Lake County Board of County Commissioners’ website is lakecountyfl.gov. For notices placed in newspapers, such as foreclosure sales, probate and name changes, search Florida Public Notices under Lake County.

Property tax notices

The Lake County Property Appraiser mails TRIM notices of proposed taxes each August; for 2026 they went out Aug. 21. See our property tax guide.

What this means for you

  • To follow a rezoning near you, watch the city’s agenda portal and search Florida Public Notices for the street name.
  • A notice on this page is a pointer. The legal notice is the one published by the newspaper or government website.

Related: building permits and zoning, voting and who to call at City Hall.

Frequently asked questions

Most Florida legal notices are published in newspapers and collected on the Florida Press Association’s statewide site, floridapublicnotices.com, which can be searched by Lake County. City meeting agendas are on the City of Clermont’s agenda portal.

Is the Clermont Post the official publication for public notices?

No. This page is an index that points to where notices are officially published. It is not itself a legal publication.

On its own website. The School Board approved publishing legally required notices online under Florida Statute 50.0311, effective July 1, 2024.

How do I find upcoming Clermont City Council and zoning hearings?

Agendas and packets are posted on the city’s CivicClerk agenda portal. Questions go to the City Clerk’s office at 352-241-7330.