Lorain County requires no garage-sale license. The City of Elyria asks residents to get a free signed permit and post it on the property during the sale; permits come from the Safety Service Director's office at City Hall.
There is no county yard-sale ordinance; sales are governed where they occur. In Elyria, all residents may hold a garage, yard, or rummage sale with a signed permit posted on the property. Permits are free and issued by the Safety Service Director's office on the third floor of City Hall, 131 Court Street, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; residents may also print a permit form and bring it in. Temporary sale signs may not be placed in the public right-of-way. Other cities and townships set their own occasional-sale rules, so check locally before advertising.
Holding a sale without the posted permit, or leaving signs in the public right-of-way, can prompt a warning or sign removal by the city; frequent, ongoing sales may be treated as an unpermitted business use.
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