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Garage & Yard Sales in Ventura, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Frequency, Duration & Permits

In the City of Ventura, a resident may hold only one garage sale per calendar year, and it cannot run longer than two consecutive days, under San Buenaventura Municipal Code Section 6.200.090. A sale that stays within those limits needs no business license, but selling more often, or extending the sale, converts it into an unlicensed business.

Garage Sale Limits in the City of Ventura

Light Restrictions

San Buenaventura Municipal Code § 6.200.090(A), (B), (C)

A garage sale is the sale from the residence or residential lot of a vendor of the vendor’s personal property which has been used in their home and which personal property was not purchased, acquired, or solicited by the vendor for the purpose of resale. A yard or patio sale is included within the definition of garage sale. ... It is unlawful for any person to conduct more than one garage sale ...

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Garage & Yard Sales in Ventura County