Garage & Yard Sales in Cayuga County, NY (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Cayuga County, New York.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cayuga County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Frequency, Duration & Permits
Cayuga County doesn't license garage sales outright, but its secondhand dealer law only exempts a 'garage sale' from licensing if it runs 96 hours or less and the same seller holds no more than three in any twelve-month period. Sales outside those limits can be treated as unlicensed secondhand dealing.
Cayuga County Caps Garage Sales at 3 a Year
Light RestrictionsCayuga County Code § 218-4A(1)
(1) The sale, or purchase, of any item sold at a garage sale, yard sale, estate sale, or moving sale (collectively referred to herein as "garage sale"), provided that all of the following conditions are met: (a) The items offered for sale are owned by the seller, and/or the seller is authorized by the owner to sell said items; and (b) The garage sale does not exceed a period of 96 consecutive h...
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