Arlington Heights, IL Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency cap
- Max 3 sales per address per year, Sec. 12-1802
- Hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Duration
- Max 3 consecutive days per sale
- Prohibited items
- Bulk/consigned/resale merchandise, Sec. 12-1801
- Penalty
- $5.00 to $750.00 per offense, Sec. 12-2001
Summary
Arlington Heights caps garage, yard, moving, estate and rummage sales at three per address each calendar year under Municipal Code Section 12-1802. Each sale can run at most three consecutive days, and only between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
No more than three garage sales are permitted on the same premises within a calendar year. Garage Sales shall only be permitted between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day and shall last for no more than three consecutive days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 12-1801 defines a garage sale broadly to include garage, moving, yard, basement, house, attic, rummage, estate, or other similar occasional sales held from a residential premises to dispose of personal property, but it expressly excludes and prohibits bulk sales, the sale of multiple new items of the same description, consigned merchandise, and merchandise brought onto the premises for resale or reconditioning for resale, so a sale can't be used as cover for running an informal retail operation. , and lasting no more than three consecutive days.
The Article sits within Chapter 12's business-licensing framework, but unlike most of that Chapter's articles, it does not require a separate Village permit or license for a residential garage sale, only compliance with the frequency, hour and duration caps. Chapter 30's sign rules layer on top of these limits, governing how a resident may advertise the sale under Sections 30-601 through 30-604. 00 per offense, and each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Holding a fourth sale at the same address in one calendar year, running a sale outside the 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window, or extending it past three consecutive days violates Section 12-1802 and can draw a fine of $5.00 to $750.00 per offense under the Chapter's general penalty section, Section 12-2001, with each day a separate violation.
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