Westchester County does not regulate garage sales. Frequency limits are set by each municipality — typically 2-4 sales per household per year.
Westchester County has no garage-sale frequency rule. Municipal codes typically cap household yard sales at 2-4 per calendar year with each sale limited to 2-3 consecutive days, to prevent de facto unlicensed retail operation. Examples: Yonkers Code Ch. 60 (2 sales/year, 3 days each); White Plains Code Ch. 3-10 (3 per year, 2 days); Mount Vernon (2 per year, 2 days). Exceeding the cap may trigger reclassification as a 'retail business' requiring commercial zoning and NY State vendor registration under Tax Law Sec 1134. Estate sales typically exempt from the frequency cap but may require a separate permit. HOAs/co-ops may impose stricter limits.
First offense typically $100-$250; repeat offenses up to $1,000 per local code. Reclassification as retail business may trigger zoning violation (higher fines) and state vendor registration liability.
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