Bloomfield, NJ Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Section 443-32 of the Bloomfield Township Code sets two separate caps on garage sales in the Township of Bloomfield, Essex County. No sale can be conducted on any one premises for more than two consecutive calendar days, and no sale can be conducted on any one premises more than two times in a twelve-month period. Both limits attach to the premises, so the count follows the address. The rules sit in Chapter 443, Article III, adopted 5-15-2000 by Ord. No. 00-20, and § 443-32 was amended 4-4-2005 by Ord. No. 05-06.

The definition in § 443-30 is broad. It covers any sale entitled garage sale, attic sale, rummage sale or flea market sale, or any similar casual sale of tangible personal property, that is advertised by a means by which the public at large is or can be made aware of it. Before the sale, the seller must register with the Community Development Department, and the fee is $10 per garage sale (§ 443-31). The filing lists the name of the person or group conducting the sale, the owner or lessee of the premises, the location, the number of days of the sale, the date and nature of any past sale, and a sworn statement that the information is true (§ 443-33).

Hours are fixed at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. only (§ 443-35), and the sale must stay in the dwelling, garage, driveway or rear yard (§ 443-36(B)). Section 443-38 exempts sales under court order, public officials acting within their duties, a person selling or advertising five or fewer separately named items, business sales from properly zoned premises, and bona fide charitable, educational, cultural or governmental organizations that obtain an exemption by Township Council resolution.