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Property maintenance work in Alachua County, Florida.

1Stop Service Pro is taking maintenance vendors in Alachua County, Florida, in all 33 trades. Joining costs nothing, 1Stop dispatches the work and is the contracting party, and vendors are paid net-14. Alachua County has no response target yet: one is set once enough vetted vendors work the county.

Cost to join: $0
Payment terms: Net-14
County status: Building the bench
Largest city148,671 residents, Census 2025 estimate: Gainesville
County business tax: Repealed
Last updated: October 15, 2026

Today

What does 1Stop need in Alachua County?

Vendors, in every trade. 1Stop is building its bench in Alachua County, and the county gets a response target once enough vetted vendors work it, and not before.

The county

Where would an Alachua County vendor drive?

Gainesville is the county seat, and it holds just over half the county on its own: 148,671 of 290,028 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate. The other eight cities and towns are far smaller, led by Alachua (10,612), Newberry and High Springs.

Alachua grew 4.1% between 2020 and 2025.

Alachua County borders seven other counties in 1Stop's region: Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam and Union. The application takes every Florida county you will drive to, so list them all.

For roofing and restoration crews: FEMA designated Alachua County for Individual Assistance after Hurricane Debby (2024) and Hurricane Helene (2024).

Gainesville: 148,671 residents
Alachua: 10,612 residents
Newberry: 8,618 residents
High Springs: 6,762 residents
Hawthorne: 1,505 residents
Archer: 1,159 residents

Local considerations

Student housing and the academic calendar

Gainesville is home to the University of Florida and to Santa Fe College, which says more than 18,000 students take credit classes there.

UF's off-campus housing guide tells students to make sure a lease's move-in date falls before classes begin and its move-out date after finals are over. Where leases follow that advice, move-outs arrive together, and so do the turns that follow them. Book turnover crews early for those weeks.

Getting set up

What does a vendor need to work in Alachua County?

Alachua County no longer levies a county business tax. The county commission repealed it, and an Alachua County business tax receipt is no longer required. A city inside the county can still levy its own, under section 205.042 of the Florida Statutes.

A contractor the state licenses through DBPR that has paid the business tax where its business is based owes no other city or county a business tax for temporary work there (section 205.065).

Building permits for unincorporated Alachua County go through the county's Growth Management Building Division. It permits the unincorporated county and several of its cities.

A registered contractor can work only where its registration applies, so for work here it has to cover Alachua County; a certified one works anywhere in Florida. 1Stop holds the license on file in the licensed trades, with a certificate of insurance and a W-9 for everyone.

County business tax: Repealed
Building permits: Growth Management Building Division
Check a Florida license: Verify a Licensee

Landscaping and irrigation

When can a lawn be watered in Alachua County?

Alachua County's fertilizer ordinance bars fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus from July 1 through February 28.

Phosphorus is barred all year unless a soil or tissue test confirms a deficiency, and no fertilizer goes on when the soil is saturated, before heavy rain, or within 30 days of seeding or sodding.

None goes within 10 feet of a waterbody, or 3 feet with a deflector shield, and any that spills on a sidewalk, driveway or street is cleaned up at once rather than washed into a storm drain. The rules apply countywide.

Part of Alachua County lies in the St. Johns River Water Management District, whose year-round rule bans watering between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and sets the days by the address: two a week in daylight saving time, one in standard time.

Part of Alachua County lies in the Suwannee River Water Management District.

St. Johns River Water Management District: Watering rules
Suwannee River Water Management District: Watering rules

Trades

Which trades can apply for Alachua County?

Questions

What vendors ask about Alachua County.

How do I get property maintenance work in Alachua County?

Apply to 1Stop's vendor network and list Alachua County among the counties you drive to. 1Stop reviews and approves your application, checks your certificate of insurance, W-9 and any license your trade needs, and dispatches work once that file is complete. Joining is free, and payment is net-14.

What does 1Stop dispatch in Alachua County today?

Not yet: 1Stop signs Alachua County vendors first. Then a manager requests service like an Uber ride and is paired at once with the best match for the job, not just the cheapest.

Why do student leases matter for maintenance in Gainesville?

UF's off-campus housing guide advises students to choose leases that start before classes begin and end after finals. Where leases follow that advice, move-outs cluster together, and the turns after them land in the same few weeks.

Does Alachua County require a business tax receipt?

Not a county one. The county commission repealed it, and an Alachua County business tax receipt is no longer required. A city in Alachua County can still levy its own.

Which nearby counties can an Alachua County vendor add?

Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam and Union: each borders Alachua County and is in 1Stop's region.

Neighbouring counties

Alachua County for property managers

Alachua County, every trade

The Gainesville area

Guides for vendors

Sources

Where these facts come from.

Last updated October 15, 2026

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