Garage & Yard Sales in Florida (2026)
58 rules on the books across Florida, 58 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Frequency, Duration & Permits
How many garage sales you may hold per year, how long each may run, and whether your city requires a permit or registration before you post the first sign.
Orange County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County requires a zoning department permit before any garage sale, valid for up to 72 hours and…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Some RestrictionsBoca Raton limits residential garage sales to four total days per calendar year per property, no more than two…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsBoynton Beach caps garage sales at two occurrences per residence, family or household each calendar year under City…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Brevard caps garage sales at 48 hours per sale, with only two sales allowed per lot in any 12-month…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral limits garage sales at a residence to three days per sale, capped at three sales per calendar year, with at…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County's secondhand-dealer ordinance exempts a garage sale operator only while holding sales fewer than ten…
Read full rule →Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County requires a permit for garage sales, lawn sales and similar temporary sales at private homes and…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables requires a permit from the License Division before any garage sale, capped at two consecutive days and two…
Read full rule →Dade City
Some RestrictionsDade City, Pasco County, Florida does not license garage sales directly, but the Land Development Regulations' sign…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsA Daytona Beach residence, family or household can pull no more than three garage sale permits in a calendar year, and…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsDeltona caps garage sales at two per residence per calendar year, three days each, allowed only in the city's…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsDoral caps garage sales at two per calendar year for each single-family home, multifamily building, or qualifying…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County treats garage and yard sales as temporary special events under its Land Development Code. On any parcel…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsA Fort Lauderdale household gets three garage sales a year, period. Sec. 23-123 caps each residential property or…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers caps garage, yard, and rummage sales at twice per calendar year, three consecutive days, and 8 a.m.–6 p.m…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsGainesville lets residents hold garage sales up to nine weekends a year without any city permit. Sec. 22-16(b)(6)…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport caps garage sales at three consecutive days and six sales per property or person in any twelve-month period…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsHialeah limits garage and yard sales to two weekends per calendar year under City Code Sec. 98-1926. The sale must take…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Highlands County, residential garage and yard sales are capped at two per calendar year under…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsHollywood caps garage, lawn, attic, yard and rummage sales at any one address to four sales per calendar year, and no…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead caps one-day-only yard sales at four per property per year under Sec. 16-144(a): the first is a no-fee…
Read full rule →Jupiter
Some RestrictionsJupiter caps residential garage sales at two per calendar year per residence under Town Code § 27-321(i). No special…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee limits residential garage and yard sales to twice a year, three days per sale, measured against a January 1…
Read full rule →Largo
Some RestrictionsLargo limits garage sales to three per tenant per year, enforced through the city's Temporary Events Permit process…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Manatee County limits residential garage sales to one sale per lot, capped at three consecutive days…
Read full rule →Martin County
Some RestrictionsMartin County limits yard sales to three consecutive days and no more than five sales per calendar year on any one…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami requires a free permit before any garage sale, caps each home or building to two sales per 12-month period, and…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsMiami Beach limits garage sales to one per residential property per 12-month period. Each sale may last a maximum of…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsMiramar limits garage sales to three consecutive days within any six-month period, and every sale needs a permit first…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsNew Port Richey requires a garage sale permit from the city clerk before any yard, garage or driveway sale, costing two…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsGarage and yard sales in North Port skip the temporary use permit only if they run no more than three consecutive days…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando caps garage and yard sales at two per calendar year per property, with each individual sale running no more…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Palm Beach County caps a household garage sale at 72 hours and two sales per year per dwelling unit…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsPalm Coast limits homeowners to two garage sales per calendar year at the same location, each capped at two consecutive…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsPembroke Pines caps a household garage sale at three consecutive days within any six-month period, and a $5 permit is…
Read full rule →Plantation
Some RestrictionsPlantation caps garage sales on residential property at four days per calendar year without a conditional use permit…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsPort Orange caps garage and yard sales at two per address per calendar year, each lasting no more than three…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsPort St. Lucie caps residential garage sales at three per calendar year under Code of Ordinances § 158.219(A), and each…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Some RestrictionsSafety Harbor caps garage and estate sales at three consecutive days per event and limits residents to one garage sale…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsCity of Sarasota homeowners may hold no more than two garage sales per calendar year at the same residence, and each…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Some RestrictionsA Satellite Beach household can hold only three garage sales a year. City Code § 30-618 caps each sale at three…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Seminole County, residential garage or yard sales may be held in residential and agricultural…
Read full rule →St Lucie County
Some RestrictionsSt. Lucie County sets no countywide garage-sale rule, but Port St. Lucie requires a free permit and limits each…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsSt. Petersburg allows garage, patio, driveway, porch and yard sales as an accessory use in any zoning district that…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsTampa caps residential garage, yard, tag, patio, and apartment sales to one per property every six months, with each…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach caps yard and garage sales at six per property per calendar year, with each sale running no more than…
Read full rule →Broward County
Light RestrictionsBroward's Zoning Code caps unincorporated residents at two yard sales a year, three days each, with no permit needed…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Light RestrictionsCharlotte County lets homeowners run a yard or garage sale without any permit, but only if it lasts two calendar days…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Light RestrictionsHillsborough County caps free garage sales at two per household in any six-month period before a business tax receipt…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Light RestrictionsPalm Bay residents can hold a garage sale without any permit or license, but the code caps sales at one per residence…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Light RestrictionsPasco County's code defines a garage, estate, or lawn sale as an occasional sale of used goods at the seller's own…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Pinellas County lets any residential property hold up to four garage or yard sales a year, each capped…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Light RestrictionsSarasota County lets a resident hold a garage or yard sale on their own property without any permit, but only once…
Read full rule →St. Johns County
Light RestrictionsGarage, yard, patio and apartment sales are a permitted accessory use in every St. Johns County residential district…
Read full rule →Sumter County
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Sumter County allows yard and garage sales at any residence, but Sumter County Code § 13-539 caps them…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Light RestrictionsVolusia County's land planning code defines a 'garage sale' as the sale of a resident's own household goods and…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated Flagler County has no garage sale ordinance. Its former Article V, Garage Sales, sections 20-321 through…
Read full rule →Sunrise
Few RestrictionsSunrise sets no specific ordinance hours for residential garage sales. Daytime operation is the norm, bounded by the…
Read full rule →