Los Angeles County, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Standing schedule
- One designated weekend per month
- Designated weekend
- Last weekend with Saturday and Sunday in the same month
- Extra sales
- Up to 2 per calendar year, registered in advance
- Weekdays
- No yard sale Monday through Friday
- Retroactive registration
- 15 calendar days after warning or order date
- Hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. only
- Signs
- 2 signs, 4 square feet each, one day before and during
Summary
In the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, a home yard sale is allowed on one designated weekend per month: the last weekend where both Saturday and Sunday fall in the same month. Up to two extra sales per calendar year are allowed on other weekends, but only after registering with the Department first. Monday through Friday sales are never allowed.
Subject to the requirements of this Section, these sales shall be permitted on one designated weekend per month, and up to two non-designated weekends during the calendar year. ... Designated Weekends for Yard Sales. Except as provided in Subsection D, below, yard sales shall be permitted on "designated weekends" only. For the purposes of this Section, a designated weekend shall be defined as the last weekend of the month where both Saturday and Sunday fall within the same month. No yard sale shall be allowed on Monday through Friday in any month. ... In addition to yard sales permitted pursuant to Subsection C, above, up to two additional yard sales shall be permitted in any calendar year on a "non-designated weekend." For the purposes of this Section, a "non-designated weekend" shall be defined as any weekend of a month that is not a designated weekend, where both Saturday and Sunday fall within the same weekend. Prior to conducting any such additional yard sale, the operator of the yard sale shall register the yard sale with the Department on a form prescribed by the Department.
Full Breakdown
Section 22.140.620 governs every yard sale on residential property in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, in all zones. A yard sale is permitted as an accessory use to any residential use on a property with one or more dwelling units, and each dwelling unit on the property is allowed to conduct its own sale.
The frequency rule has two tiers. The standing tier is one designated weekend per month. The code defines a designated weekend as the last weekend of the month where both Saturday and Sunday fall within the same month, so a weekend split across two months does not count and the designated weekend is the last one that sits entirely inside the month. No yard sale is allowed on Monday through Friday in any month.
The second tier is up to two additional yard sales in any calendar year on a non-designated weekend, meaning any weekend of a month that is not the designated weekend. Before holding one, the operator must register the sale with the Department on a form the Department prescribes. The operator must keep proof of registration available for inspection during the sale, and the Department keeps a record of the sales held on non-designated weekends.
If the Department issues a warning or a Final Zoning Enforcement Order for failure to register, the operator must register retroactively within 15 calendar days of the date specified in the warning or order. Retroactive registration is not available for a second or subsequent violation that occurred in the same calendar year.
The section also sets operating standards for every sale. Only the property owners or tenants of the dwelling unit tied to the sale are permitted to conduct it. Hours run from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., only. Items are limited to secondhand, household, or incidental personal items owned by those owners or tenants, and new merchandise acquired for resale is excluded. Goods are displayed only in the front or side yard, never in a public right-of-way. Each sale is allowed a maximum of two temporary signs of four square feet each, placed on the residence, displayed one day before and during the sale, and removed immediately afterward. The ordinance that adopted these standards is Ord. 2019-0004, enacted in 2019.
Violations & Fines
Section 22.140.620 prints no fine of its own; enforcement runs through the Department's zoning enforcement process, which issues a warning or a Final Zoning Enforcement Order. A sale on a Monday through Friday, a sale on a non-designated weekend without prior registration, or a sale beyond the two extra weekends in a calendar year is a violation. A missed registration can be cured by registering within 15 calendar days of the date in the warning or order, but a second or subsequent violation in the same calendar year gets no retroactive registration.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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