Where Tampa's legal notices are published: Florida's statewide newspaper notice site, City Council agendas, elections notices and court sales. An index, not the record.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. This page is an index for convenience. It is not the official publication of any notice. The legally required notice is the one in the publication or on the official website named below.

Public notices tell you when government is about to act: a rezoning next door, a budget hearing, a new ordinance, a foreclosure sale, an election. In Tampa they come from several bodies, the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, the School Board, the courts and the elections office, and appear in different places. This page points you to each one.

Who to call

The Florida Press Association’s FloridaPublicNotices.com collects public notices and legal ads published in Florida newspapers, more than 100,000 a month by its own count. Search by county or keyword, and sign up for text or email alerts. The site says the notices cover government hearings and meetings, zoning and land use changes, election notices, budgets, taxes and special assessments, bids, and permit and license applications.

Notices online instead of in print

Section 50.0311 of Florida law lets a county, city or school board publish legally required notices on the county’s official website, or a website the county designates, when that costs less than a newspaper. An agency that does so must tell residents once a year how to sign up to receive notices by first-class mail or email, and link the notices from its home page. If the City of Tampa or Hillsborough County moves its notices online, the link will appear on its home page; we will add it here.

City of Tampa

  • City Council agendas and minutes: the City Clerk’s Agenda Online. Older agendas are in the previous system.
  • Public meeting notices: the city posts notices of public meetings, including council, boards and community advisory committees, on its online calendar.
  • Rezonings and variances: applicants must post signs and give notice before hearings; current cases are on the city’s Development Coordination applications map. See our permits and zoning guide.
  • Bids: the city’s purchasing page.
  • Ordinances and resolutions: the City Clerk says its Public Access Viewer shows records dated before June 26, 2025, while it moves to a new system; ask the clerk’s office for later documents.

Hillsborough County and others

  • Elections: the Supervisor of Elections posts its legal notices, including Canvassing Board meetings and ballot-equipment tests, on its public notices page.
  • Property taxes: your proposed taxes and the dates of each taxing body’s budget hearing are on the TRIM notice the Property Appraiser mails each August. See our property tax guide.
  • Foreclosure and tax deed sales: the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s Foreclosure Sales and Tax Deed Sales pages.

Public records

To get a document that is not posted, file a public records request with the city through GovQA or call the City Clerk’s office at 813-274-8030. Florida’s public records law covers most city and county documents.

What this means for you

  • Set an alert on FloridaPublicNotices.com for your street name or neighborhood.
  • A rezoning sign in your neighborhood means a public hearing is coming; check Agenda Online for the date.
  • Use the official publication, not this index, if you need a notice for a legal deadline.

Related: who to call at City Hall and voting.

Frequently asked questions

Where are Tampa public notices published?

Legal notices in Florida newspapers are collected on the Florida Press Association’s statewide site, FloridaPublicNotices.com. City meeting notices and agendas are on the City of Tampa calendar and Agenda Online.

Where can I find City Council agendas in Tampa?

On the City Clerk’s Agenda Online system at tampagov.hylandcloud.com/251agendaonline. The council’s regular meetings are also listed on the city’s online calendar.

Where are foreclosure and tax deed sales listed in Hillsborough County?

The Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court lists them on its Foreclosure Sales and Tax Deed Sales pages at hillsclerk.com.

Yes. Section 50.0311 of Florida law lets a local government publish legally required notices on its county’s official or designated website if that costs less than a newspaper, with a yearly notice telling residents how to get them by mail or email.