Permits for small trees, and even for pruning. In Doraville, removing any tree 3 inches or more in diameter that normally grows 15 feet or taller needs a city permit. Pruning limbs on a tree 8 inches or wider needs a permit too. Only the property owner or a tree contractor can apply, and plan review can take up to 10 business days, so tree work needs planning ahead. See the city's tree permit rules.
HOA Services in Doraville, GA
Doraville HOA boards often pay for landscaping, trees, drainage, and repairs, sometimes with nobody checking the results. Atlanta HOA Services is that check: An independent team that watches your vendors and verified their work for the board.
Here's how we help you: We source qualified contractors, inspect their work on site, and approve invoices only when the work is confirmed. Note that we're not a management company. If you have a community manager, we'll work with them. If your board takes care of things itself, we take the vendor work off your plate. See our support for self-managed HOAs.
We work for your board, and no one else.
What Doraville boards deal with
Stormwater the city won't maintain. Doraville's stormwater policy says the city only inspects and maintains storage facilities, like detention ponds, on city property or right-of-way. Everything else is the property owner's responsibility, and the city's maintenance doesn't extend to drainage systems inside gated communities. Read the city's stormwater Extent of Service policy.
Small problems that grow. A damaged wall, a clogged drain, or a cracked curb is normally cheaper to fix early. Without someone walking the property, small items wait until they turn into big ones.
Our oversight in Doraville, GA isn't limited to trees and drainage. It covers the full range of HOA maintenance, from roofing and paving to pools and security cameras. See all our HOA services.
At an 80-unit townhome community in Doraville, cars kept hitting the Allan block retaining wall. We installed bollards as a barrier to protect the wall from future impacts, then repaired the damaged section of the wall itself.
How CAP covers it
- We source and bid your vendor contracts: qualified vendors, competitive bids, and a scope of work written to protect the community, not the vendor.
- We hold and direct the contract on your board's behalf, so the vendor answers to someone who checks.
- We are on site, on a schedule the vendor does not control, verifying the contracted work was actually performed.
- Vendors who miss the scope get a written scope compliance notice.
- Every visit is documented with photos and a written report to your board. Problems get flagged with severity and escalated the same day.
- Invoices are checked against verified work before your community pays.
Doraville is one lens on the same program.
CAP isn't bought service by service. It's one oversight layer across every exterior service your community pays for, whether that's ongoing oversight or a managed one-time project: one contract, one schedule, one report to your board.
Get vendor oversight for your Doraville community.
Contact UsCommon questions
Do you serve HOAs in Doraville?
Yes. We oversee vendors for HOA, condo and townhome communities in Doraville, including an 80-unit townhome community where we protected and repaired a retaining wall. We also serve the rest of DeKalb County and Metro Atlanta.
Do you replace our management company?
No. Your manager keeps handling budgets, dues and owner communication. We focus on the vendors and the condition of the property, and we report what we find to both the board and the manager.
Does our HOA need a permit to trim or remove a tree in Doraville?
Often, yes. Removing a tree 3 inches or more in diameter that normally grows 15 feet or taller needs a permit, and so does pruning limbs on a tree 8 inches or wider.
Can we remove a dangerous tree in Doraville without waiting for a permit?
Only in a real emergency. The city allows an injured or fallen tree that poses an imminent danger to be removed first, as long as the city is told as soon as possible. If the emergency can't be backed up, the city may charge for an unpermitted removal.
Who maintains the detention pond in our Doraville community?
Unless the pond sits on city property or right-of-way, the city's policy makes it the property owner's responsibility. If the HOA owns the land the pond sits on, that means the HOA. Check your plat and governing documents to confirm who owns it.
Can you oversee HOA landscaping in Doraville if we already have a landscaper?
Yes. We check your current landscaper's work against the contract they already signed. If they're delivering, they stay, and now someone is checking. You don't have to wait for the contract to end before we start.
How much does it cost?
CAP Base is $475 a month, month to month, with no long-term contract to sign. See what CAP includes.