2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Hillsborough County does not require permits for residential yard sales in unincorporated areas. Limit of 2 sales per calendar year per property, maximum 3 consecutive days each. Sales must be conducted on private property with merchandise owned by resident. HOAs may impose additional restrictions.
Unincorporated Hillsborough County does not impose a numeric annual limit on residential garage, yard, or estate sales, and does not require a permit for an occasional sale on private residential property. The Code of Ordinances and Land Development Code contain no dedicated garage-sale ordinance for the unincorporated areas. However, sales that recur frequently enough to operate as a de facto retail business in a residential district (regular weekly or monthly schedule, posted hours, ongoing inventory, exterior signage) violate the Land Development Code's residential zoning rules and the home-occupation prohibition on customer traffic. Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace each administer their own city codes that may differ.
3 cities in Hillsborough County have their own garage & yard sales rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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