Merchandise, tables, and signs from a Forsyth County yard sale must be cleared promptly. Items left in the yard or at the curb after the sale can be treated as litter or an unsightly nuisance.
Forsyth County's property and solid-waste rules apply once a garage sale ends. Unsold goods, tables, and racks should be brought in, not left scattered across the front yard or dragged to the curb, where abandoned items become litter under the county code. Leaving litter on public or private property is unlawful unless it is placed in a proper receptacle or a county-designated disposal site. Weekend signs advertising the sale must come down by Sunday 6 p.m. Repeatedly leaving a property cluttered can escalate into nuisance enforcement, and most Forsyth HOAs require same-day cleanup.
Items left out become litter, a misdemeanor, with fines scaling by weight and cleanup costs added. Signs left past the weekend window carry a minimum $100 fine.
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