Monroe County, NY Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Garage sales, basement sales, porch sales, yard sales and other such events at which a person desires to sell or trade his or her personal used items, household goods, furniture or equipment upon his or her premises, said premises not being a regular place of business or purchase or sale of secondhand items, shall be exempted from the license requirement of this chapter. No more than three such sales shall be conducted by the same person or persons upon the same premises within one calendar year, and each such sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(3) Any jewelry or coin exchange dealer whose annual gross retail sales are comprised of less than 15% of secondhand articles. Any jewelry or coin exchange dealer claiming this exemption must provide written proof of its applicability by a certified public accountant within 20 days upon request of any law enforcement agency.

(4) Any dealer in secondhand or used motor vehicles.

(5) Any sale conducted pursuant to statute or by order of any court.

(6) The sale of antiques by an antique dealer, or his/her employee or associate, provided the antique dealer:

(a) Has an established antique shop advertised and promoted as such; or

(b) Exhibits at least twice a year at established advertised and/or promoted antique shows; or

(c) Is a private dealer working from home and/or nonretail location and has applied for and has been granted a New York State resale number for collection and submission of sales tax.

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