When we filed the notice to owners we marked the owner under "other" rather than owner but he did receive the notice and we have the returned receipt from the post office
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Mar 20, 2020
Florida requires parties who do not contract directly with the owner to provide a Notice to Owner as a prerequisite to filing a valid and enforceable mechanics lien. This requirements is set forth by Florida Code § 713.06, which states that the notice must be served on the owner (and potentially the GC), and include certain information, including "the lienor’s name and address, a description sufficient for identification of the real property, and the nature of the services or materials furnished or to be furnished" and certain specific text.
While the notice is supposed to go to the owner, there is no specific requirement that the notice identify the owner under a certain label. The receipt of the notice by the owner, provided the notice is an acceptable form, is likely sufficient to meet Florida's preliminary notice to owner requirements.