New Haven, CT Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual cap
- 4 tag sales per year
- Monthly cap
- 2 sales per month
- Weekly cap
- 1 sale per week
- Consecutive weeks
- None in 2 straight weeks
- Sale length
- Max 2 consecutive days
Summary
New Haven caps residential tag, garage, and yard sales at four per property each year, with no more than two in a month, one per week, and none in two straight weeks.
Up to four (4) tag sales may be held at such property during a twelve-month period, provided that no more than two (2) such sales may he held in the same month, no more than one (1) such sale may be held during the same week, and such sales may not be held in more than two (2) consecutive weeks.(e)No license is required for sales that comply with all of the conditions and limitations contained in subsections (a), (b), and (d) of this section.(f)Any sales that do not comply with all of the conditions and limitations contained in subsections (a), (b) and (d) of this section are not tag sales and are, therefore, subject to applicable licensing or permitting requirements, and fees, stated elsewhere in this article, chapter or Code. (Ord. No. 1304, Pt. I(J), 12-17-01)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 32).
Full Breakdown
New Haven treats 'tag sale,' 'garage sale,' and 'yard sale' as the same thing: an offering of personal household goods on residential property for up to two consecutive days. Code § 17-7.5 caps how often a property can host one, four sales in a twelve-month period, no more than two in the same month, one in the same week, and none in more than two consecutive weeks. Sales that stay within these limits and sell only personal goods need no license; sales that exceed them are treated as flea markets or vendor sales requiring a full license.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the four-per-year, two-per-month, one-per-week, or two-consecutive-week caps strips a sale of tag-sale status under § 17-7.5(f), triggering vendor or flea-market licensing and fee requirements elsewhere in Chapter 17.
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