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Garage & Yard Sales in Mobile, AL (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Frequency, Duration & Permits

Mobile caps garage and yard sales at four per calendar year per site and 72 hours each, but doesn't require a permit for them. Sales can't spill onto public property, sidewalks, streets, or rights-of-way, and the limits apply to the site itself, regardless of who's hosting the sale that year.

Mobile Garage Sale Frequency and Duration Limits

Light Restrictions

Mobile City Code § 64-4-10(A)(4)

4.Garage or yard sales.(a)Garage or yard sales shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours in length, and may not occur on the same site or in the same location more than four (4) times in a calendar year.(b)The garage or yard sale shall not occupy any public property or right-of-way or obstruct the passage of pedestrians or vehicles on any public sidewalk or street.(c)A permit is not required by t...

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Garage & Yard Sales in Mobile County