Lynn sets no ordinance-fixed yard-sale hours, but sales should run in daytime hours to respect the city's noise rules and neighbors. Signs and unsold items must be cleared promptly after the sale.
Lynn does not codify specific yard-sale hours, so residents customarily hold daytime weekend sales. Early-morning and late-evening activity is constrained by the city's general noise ordinance, so amplified sound and loud activity should stay within reasonable daytime hours. All signage must come down promptly once the sale ends, and merchandise, tables, and unsold goods must be brought in rather than left in the yard or at the curb, where they become a property-maintenance issue. Shoppers' vehicles should not block driveways, hydrants, or create traffic hazards on Lynn's narrow residential streets.
Leaving unsold items or signs out after the sale can draw a property-maintenance citation. Excessive early or late noise falls under the city noise ordinance enforced by Lynn Police.
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