Hackensack limits how often a household may conduct garage sales each year. Most residents are restricted to two or three permitted sales annually to discourage de facto retail activity.
To prevent residential properties from operating as informal retail businesses, Hackensack caps the number of garage, yard, or tag sale permits issued to a single household per calendar year. The typical limit is two to three sales per twelve-month period, with each sale spanning no more than three consecutive days. The City Clerk tracks permit history by address. Repeat applications beyond the annual limit are denied. Sales held under a charitable organization's permit, estate liquidations following a death, and moving sales tied to a documented home sale may receive separate treatment under the ordinance.
Exceeding annual sale limits or holding sales without an additional permit can result in summonses, fines, and confiscation of advertising signs.
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