3 rules for unincorporated Mobile County, Alabama.
Verified from official government sources
Political signs are unregulated by Mobile County on private property — the county has no sign ordinance. Alabama Code §23-1-6 bars signs in a state highway right-of-way, and no Alabama statute stops an HOA from restricting yard signs.
Ala. Code §23-1-6
Signs, markers, and advertising on the rights-of-way of state controlled highways are prohibited except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or under its authority.
Garage-sale signs face no Mobile County rule on your own property — the county has no sign ordinance. But Alabama Code §23-1-6 makes it illegal to plant a sign in a state highway right-of-way, which covers most roadside placements.
Ala. Code §23-1-6
Signs, markers, and advertising on the rights-of-way of state controlled highways are prohibited except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or under its authority.
Mobile County has no ordinance regulating holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays in unincorporated areas, and Alabama has no statute on them. A homeowner may decorate without a county permit; deed restrictions are the only real limit.
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