3 rules for unincorporated St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
No permit is needed. South Bend allows residential garage sales as a temporary accessory use with no city permit or fee, and unincorporated St. Joseph County has no garage sale license. Mishawaka regulates rummage sales only through zoning definitions.
No numeric cap applies. Neither South Bend, Mishawaka, nor unincorporated St. Joseph County publishes an annual limit on household garage sales. The practical line is that constant sales turn a home into an unlicensed store.
Hours are not fixed by ordinance. South Bend and Mishawaka set no official garage sale start and end times, so daytime operation is the norm, with general noise rules and sign limits the real constraints.
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