Burlington County does not regulate garage or yard sales. Whether you need a permit, how many sales you may hold per year, and signage limits are set by your municipality under home-rule authority (N.J.S.A. 40:48-2).
Yard and garage sales are a municipal matter throughout New Jersey; Burlington County issues no countywide garage-sale rules. Under N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, each town may require a free or low-cost permit, cap the number of sales a household may hold per year (commonly two to four), limit sale days and hours, and restrict where directional signs may be placed and for how long. Many Burlington County municipalities administer these through the town clerk or zoning office. Because the rules differ from town to town, a Willingboro sale and a Moorestown sale may follow different permit and signage requirements. Check your municipal clerk's page before advertising a sale, and note that off-premises signs in the public right-of-way are often prohibited.
Handled by municipal code enforcement. Selling without a required local permit, exceeding the annual sale limit, or posting illegal signs typically draws a warning then municipal-court fines set by local ordinance; the county imposes no penalty.
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