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

020(A) requires an application to the supervisor of the central license bureau at least 10 days before the sale, listing the applicant's name, the property owner's name and written consent if different, the sale address, the sale date, any sale held at that address in the prior three years, a description of the goods (resale of purchased merchandise for profit is barred), and whether the sale is indoors or outdoors. 020(B)). 020(B)(5)). Merchandise cannot be displayed on the street, front sidewalk, or the strip between the sidewalk and curb, and cannot sit more than 10 feet from the face of the dwelling in the front, driveway, or rear yard.

The permit itself must be displayed prominently on the sale premises, and the central license bureau and police department enforce the chapter. 030 separately requires the permittee to clean the premises and remove unsold merchandise within 24 hours of the sale's end. 040). 050).