Riverside, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

010), and that policy shapes every rule that follows. 020 to include garage sales, multi-family sales, home sales, and patio sales, or any similar sale on residentially zoned or residentially occupied property; a separate category, 'estate sale,' covers sales run by a third-party professional who holds a current City Business Tax Certificate as an estate sale business. 030 makes it unlawful to sell personal property to the public via a yard sale on residential property except as this chapter permits -- the chapter is the only authorization, with no separate zoning or use permit involved.

040. 050). 070, only property actually owned or maintained by the sellers can go up for sale -- new merchandise bought or produced for resale or consignment is banned -- and no resident may lease, sub-lease, rent, or otherwise charge a third party to display and sell goods on their lot, nor may a third party rent a residential lot for that purpose. Everything offered for sale must be arranged so fire, police, health, and other City officials can inspect it at all times during the sale, and nothing may be displayed or stored on adjoining public sidewalks, streets, or rights-of-way. 080.