Cleveland regulates garage sales through its Codified Ordinances. Residents may hold garage or yard sales on residential property without a business license, subject to frequency and duration limits. Sales must be conducted on the property and not extend to public sidewalks or rights-of-way.
Garage sales are limited in frequency and duration. Signs advertising the sale may be placed on the property where the sale occurs but not on public property or utility poles. Sales must not obstruct pedestrian or vehicle traffic. Items may not be displayed on public sidewalks or rights-of-way. Leftover items must be cleaned up promptly after the sale ends.
Excessive or continuous sales may be treated as an illegal home business and subject to zoning enforcement. Signs on public property may be removed by the city.
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