Freehold, NJ Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency Limits (2026)

Frequency limits on garage sales across Monmouth County municipalities typically range from 2 to 4 sales per household per calendar year. Common configurations: Middletown Township (3 sales), Howell (2 sales), Long Branch (2 sales per year with permit), Marlboro (3 sales), Wall Township (2 sales). Each individual sale is limited to 2 or 3 consecutive days — typically Thursday through Sunday or Friday through Sunday. The purpose is to prevent residential properties from operating as ongoing unlicensed retail, which would violate zoning and tax laws. Multi-family community sales, church rummage sales, school PTA sales, and nonprofit fundraisers are generally exempt or subject to separate rules — these often don't count toward individual household frequency. Some Monmouth municipalities allow one 'estate sale' outside the normal frequency cap when a property owner has died or is relocating. Chronic exceedance leads to home business zoning enforcement — properties acting as regular retail may need full business licensing, sales tax collection under NJ Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act (N.J.S.A. 54:32B), and possible commercial zoning reclassification.