Why people in Plant City call
The requests I get most from this side of the county:
- Bills of sale for equipment, trailers and livestock.
- Land and lease documents for farms and packing operations.
- Powers of attorney for family members here and abroad.
- Affidavits for insurance and agricultural programmes.
- Documents for seasonal workers with family in Mexico or Central America.
Getting to you in Plant City
Plant City is about twenty-five minutes from Lakeland along Interstate 4, and it sits in Hillsborough County rather than Polk — worth knowing, because deeds here are recorded with the Hillsborough Clerk, not the Polk one.
Agricultural businesses rarely stop for office hours, so early mornings and Saturdays are normal appointments here.
A lot of the personal work in Plant City is bilingual and international: powers of attorney and travel consent letters that will need an apostille afterwards.
What a visit looks like
You tell me the address and a time, including evenings and weekends. I arrive with everything needed, check identification, witness the signatures and complete the certificates on the spot.
Home, office, hospital, care facility, a café or a parking lot — wherever suits the people signing.
Or skip the travel entirely
If the document is straightforward and the receiving office accepts electronic notarization, a remote online session takes about fifteen minutes and costs no travel fee. It is often the better answer for a single signature.
What to have ready
- The document, complete and unsigned.
- Current, government-issued photo ID for everyone signing.
- Witnesses, if the document requires them — I cannot act as both notary and witness.
- The correct notarial certificate, or a call to the receiving office to find out which one they want.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you charge extra to travel to Plant City?
- There is a travel fee based on distance and time of day, agreed with you before I set out. The notarial fee itself is capped by Florida law at $10 per act.
- Can you come today?
- Often yes, including evenings and weekends. Call rather than email if it is for today.
- Is Plant City in Polk County?
- No, it is in Hillsborough County, which matters when a document has to be recorded with the county clerk.
- Can you come to a farm or packing house?
- Yes, including early mornings and weekends.