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Homestead, FL Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Max one-day sales/year
4 per property
First sale fee
No fee (permit still required)
Each additional sale fee
$25.00
Apartment complexes
4 sales/year for entire complex
Multi-day sale cap
1 two-day sale/year, Sec. 16-141

Summary

Homestead caps one-day-only yard sales at four per property per year under Sec. 16-144(a): the first is a no-fee permit, and each of the next three costs $25.00. Multi-day sales run on a separate one-permit-a-year track under Sec. 16-141.

(a)Each property location in the city shall be allowed to have no more than four (4) one-day-only yard sales per year. A no-fee permit shall be issued upon the owner's or tenant's application for the first one-day-only yard sale at the property during each one-year period. The property may be allowed three (3) additional one-day-only yard sales at a permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each one (1) thereafter for which a permit will be issued for so long as the property is either under the same ownership and/or tenancy, on an annual basis.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 87).

Full Breakdown

Sec. 16-144(a) allows each property location in the city no more than four one-day-only yard sales per year. 00 per permit, so long as the property stays under the same ownership or tenancy; the one-year window runs on a rolling annual basis rather than a calendar year, specifically to prevent more than four one-day sales in any twelve-month span. Mobile home parks may issue individual permits per lot, while an apartment complex as a whole is limited to the same four one-day sales a year, with written permission required from the property owner, manager or designated representative before any complex-wide sale.

Nonprofit organizations may hold yard sales in business areas with permission from the city council under Sec. 16-144(b). This one-day track runs alongside the separate multi-day permit in Sec. 00 for each one after, expiring 48 hours after the permit's issued time. An applicant for the multi-day permit must also file an affidavit under Sec. 16-142 confirming no more than one sale was held on the property in the prior twelve months and that it did not run longer than a day.

Violations & Fines

Holding more than four one-day-only yard sales at a single property within any rolling one-year period exceeds the limit set by Sec. 16-144(a) and is treated as an unpermitted sale, enforceable through the city's code enforcement process governing Chapter 16, Article VII.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many garage sales can I hold per year in Homestead?
Sec. 16-144(a) caps one-day-only yard sales at four per property per year. The first sale of the year gets a no-fee permit, and each of the next three costs $25.00, with the one-year period running on a rolling basis rather than the calendar year.
Is there a separate rule for two-day yard sales in Homestead?
Yes. Sec. 16-141 allows only one two-day yard sale permit per applicant per year, at $10.00 for the first sale and $25.00 for any later one, and the permit expires 48 hours after the date and time printed on it.
Can an apartment complex hold more yard sales than a single house?
No. Sec. 16-144(a) limits an entire apartment complex to the same four one-day-only yard sales per year as any other property, and requires written permission from the property owner, manager or designated representative before a complex-wide sale.

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