Loudoun County treats garage and yard sales under general property maintenance standards in Ord. Ch. 1040. Items must be displayed in an orderly fashion, not scattered, and removed from public view at the end of each sale day. Signs must come down when the sale ends. Sustained clutter, unsold items at the curb, or visible debris afterward triggers blight enforcement. HOA covenants add stricter appearance requirements. Incorporated towns apply their own property maintenance codes.
Loudoun County Codified Ordinances Chapter 1040 (Property Maintenance, adapted from International Property Maintenance Code) governs the appearance of residential lots during and after garage sales. Key expectations during a sale: (1) merchandise displayed in an organized manner on tables, racks, or clean ground coverings, not scattered across the yard; (2) paths and driveways not obstructed; (3) no blocking of sight lines at corner lots or driveways. End of each sale day: tables, racks, clothing, and significant displays must be removed from public view — stored in the garage, behind fencing, or otherwise screened. Items left at the curb or in the front yard overnight, especially if they accumulate or develop a cluttered appearance, are grounds for blight/nuisance citations under §1040-50. After the sale ends completely: signs, price tags, tables, and unsold items must all be cleaned up within 24 hours. HOA covenants in Brambleton, Broadlands, Ashburn Village, One Loudoun, Belmont Country Club, and Lansdowne typically impose stricter appearance standards — some require same-day breakdown to fully hidden storage. Leesburg Town Code §26 property maintenance mirrors county rules. Virginia state law (VA Code §15.2-904) authorizes localities to declare and abate nuisances including accumulated yard junk. Sustained patterns of cluttered yard activity disguised as 'ongoing sales' can escalate to home occupation or nuisance enforcement.
Blight/nuisance citation (§1040-50): $50-$500. Signs not removed: $25 per sign per day. HOA covenant fines: $25-$250. Nuisance abatement (VA §15.2-904): county may clean up and bill property owner plus lien for non-payment.
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