Inglewood, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permits per household per year
- two
- Permit fee
- $5 per permit
- Sale hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Application deadline
- 5 days ahead (7 if mailed)
- Third-sale exception
- proof of bona fide ownership change
- Post-violation ban
- 3 years, upon conviction (§ 5-83.7)
Summary
Inglewood requires a Finance Director permit for any garage sale and caps households to two permits per calendar year under Section 5-82.3. A $5 processing fee applies, sales must run 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and a third sale is allowed only with proof of a bona fide change in property ownership.
The permit shall set forth and restrict the time and location of such garage sale. No more than two such permits may be issued to one residence and/or family household during any calendar year. If members of more than one residence join in requesting a permit then such permit shall be considered as having been issued for each and all of such residences.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954608; v8 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
1 requires a written application at least five days before the sale (seven days if mailed) listing the applicant's address, the sale location and dates, and the dates of any other garage sales the applicant held that calendar year. 3, the operative frequency limit, provides that the permit sets and restricts the time and location of the sale, that no more than two such permits may be issued to one residence and/or family household during any calendar year, and that if members of more than one residence join in requesting a permit it is considered issued for each and all of those residences.
m. 1(b) allows a third sale in the same calendar year if the applicant proves a bona fide change in ownership of the property. 2.
Violations & Fines
Conducting a garage sale without a permit, exceeding the two-permit annual limit, or holding a sale outside 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. violates this Article and is enforceable by police officers or designated inspectors, who under Section 5-83.5 may enter the premises and order the sale closed. A conviction lets the Finance Director cancel the permit and refuse any new garage sale permit for that property or individual for three years under Section 5-83.7, and each violating day is a separate offense under Section 5-86.
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