St. Lucie County, FL Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- County rule
- None countywide
- City permit
- Required before the sale
- Per residence
- Max 3 sales per calendar year
- Duration
- 3 consecutive days maximum
- Section
- Port St. Lucie Sec. 158.219
Summary
St. Lucie County sets no countywide garage-sale rule, but Port St. Lucie requires a free permit and limits each residence to three garage sales per calendar year, each lasting no more than three consecutive days.
No person shall conduct a garage sale in the City without first ... filing an application with the code compliance division and receiving a permit ... No more than three (3) garage sale licenses shall be issued to any one residence within any calendar year ... No permit shall be issue[d] for more than three (3) consecutive days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
The unincorporated county code does not regulate garage sales, so rules come from your city. In Port St. Lucie (Code Sec. 158.219), no one may hold a garage sale without first filing an application with the code compliance division and obtaining a permit. No more than three garage-sale licenses are issued to any one residence per calendar year (unless the home is sold or newly rented), and no permit may run more than three consecutive days. The permit must be displayed on the on-premises garage-sale sign; signage rules are in Sec. 155.03(I).
Violations & Fines
Selling without a permit or exceeding three sales per year is a city code violation subject to code-compliance citation and fines.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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