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Garage & Yard Sales in Gary, IN (2026)

1 verified garage & yard sales rules for Gary, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Frequency, Duration & Permits

In the City of Gary, a garage, basement or yard sale of a resident's own property, held at the principal residence of one of the participants, is exempt from the city's peddler and transient-merchant licensing scheme only if each sale lasts four days or less and happens no more than twice in a calendar year.

Gary Garage Sale Days-Per-Year Limit

Some Restrictions

Gary Municipal Code § 10-263(b)(2)

(2)A person who sells his own property, which was not acquired for resale, or who in conjunction with other persons selling their own property which was not required for resale, from the real estate owned or leased as the principal residence of one of the participants; which sale lasts four days or less and occurs no more than twice during any calendar year. (Commonly known as garage, basement,...

Looking for Lake County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Gary city rules.

Garage & Yard Sales in Lake County