LA County Code Chapter 7.86 limits garage sales in residential zones to no more than 2 per calendar year per address, with each sale lasting no more than 3 consecutive days. No permit is generally required for compliant sales.
LA County Code Title 7 Chapter 7.86 (Garage and Yard Sales) regulates residential garage sales in unincorporated areas. A property may hold no more than 2 garage sales per calendar year, each lasting no more than 3 consecutive days. Sales may run only during daylight hours. Signs are limited — typically 1 on-site sign and prohibition on posting signs to utility poles or off-site without property owner permission. Sale of new merchandise (other than personal property) is prohibited as it would constitute retail business requiring a business license.
Operating outside these limits is an infraction under Ch. 7.86 — fine $100 first offense, $200 second, $500 third under Ch. 1.25.
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