Unincorporated Charlotte County requires no garage-sale permit, but caps sales at twice a year, three days each. The City of Punta Gorda does require a permit. Deed-restricted subdivisions may add rules.
Charlotte County runs no garage-sale permit program for its unincorporated areas - Port Charlotte, Englewood, Rotonda West, Deep Creek - so a resident holding an occasional yard sale needs no county license. The county code does limit sales to no more than twice a year and three days each, and signs can't be placed on public property or the road right-of-way. The City of Punta Gorda is different: it requires a garage/estate/yard-sale permit and limits sales to four days. The deed-restricted and HOA subdivisions common across Charlotte County may set their own stricter limits on top of county rules, so check the covenants for your address.
No county permit means no permit fine, but exceeding twice a year or three days, or leaving signs in the right-of-way, invites code-compliance action for the sale limit or illegal signage.
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