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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 Restrictions

Unincorporated Orange County requires a zoning department permit before any garage sale, valid for up to 72 hours and…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Boca Raton limits residential garage sales to four total days per calendar year per property, no more than two…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach caps garage sales at two occurrences per residence, family or household each calendar year under City…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Brevard caps garage sales at 48 hours per sale, with only two sales allowed per lot in any 12-month…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Cape Coral limits garage sales at a residence to three days per sale, capped at three sales per calendar year, with at…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County's secondhand-dealer ordinance exempts a garage sale operator only while holding sales fewer than ten…

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Collier County

Some Restrictions

Collier County requires a permit for garage sales, lawn sales and similar temporary sales at private homes and…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables requires a permit from the License Division before any garage sale, capped at two consecutive days and two…

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Dade City

Some Restrictions

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida does not license garage sales directly, but the Land Development Regulations' sign…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

A Daytona Beach residence, family or household can pull no more than three garage sale permits in a calendar year, and…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Deltona caps garage sales at two per residence per calendar year, three days each, allowed only in the city's…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral caps garage sales at two per calendar year for each single-family home, multifamily building, or qualifying…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Escambia County treats garage and yard sales as temporary special events under its Land Development Code. On any parcel…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

A Fort Lauderdale household gets three garage sales a year, period. Sec. 23-123 caps each residential property or…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers caps garage, yard, and rummage sales at twice per calendar year, three consecutive days, and 8 a.m.–6 p.m…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Gainesville lets residents hold garage sales up to nine weekends a year without any city permit. Sec. 22-16(b)(6)…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Gulfport caps garage sales at three consecutive days and six sales per property or person in any twelve-month period…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Hialeah limits garage and yard sales to two weekends per calendar year under City Code Sec. 98-1926. The sale must take…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Highlands County, residential garage and yard sales are capped at two per calendar year under…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Hollywood caps garage, lawn, attic, yard and rummage sales at any one address to four sales per calendar year, and no…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead caps one-day-only yard sales at four per property per year under Sec. 16-144(a): the first is a no-fee…

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Jupiter

Some Restrictions

Jupiter caps residential garage sales at two per calendar year per residence under Town Code § 27-321(i). No special…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee limits residential garage and yard sales to twice a year, three days per sale, measured against a January 1…

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Largo

Some Restrictions

Largo limits garage sales to three per tenant per year, enforced through the city's Temporary Events Permit process…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Manatee County limits residential garage sales to one sale per lot, capped at three consecutive days…

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Martin County

Some Restrictions

Martin County limits yard sales to three consecutive days and no more than five sales per calendar year on any one…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami requires a free permit before any garage sale, caps each home or building to two sales per 12-month period, and…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Miami Beach limits garage sales to one per residential property per 12-month period. Each sale may last a maximum of…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Miramar limits garage sales to three consecutive days within any six-month period, and every sale needs a permit first…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

New Port Richey requires a garage sale permit from the city clerk before any yard, garage or driveway sale, costing two…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

Garage and yard sales in North Port skip the temporary use permit only if they run no more than three consecutive days…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Orlando caps garage and yard sales at two per calendar year per property, with each individual sale running no more…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Palm Beach County caps a household garage sale at 72 hours and two sales per year per dwelling unit…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

Palm Coast limits homeowners to two garage sales per calendar year at the same location, each capped at two consecutive…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Pembroke Pines caps a household garage sale at three consecutive days within any six-month period, and a $5 permit is…

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Plantation

Some Restrictions

Plantation caps garage sales on residential property at four days per calendar year without a conditional use permit…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Port Orange caps garage and yard sales at two per address per calendar year, each lasting no more than three…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie caps residential garage sales at three per calendar year under Code of Ordinances § 158.219(A), and each…

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Safety Harbor

Some Restrictions

Safety Harbor caps garage and estate sales at three consecutive days per event and limits residents to one garage sale…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

City of Sarasota homeowners may hold no more than two garage sales per calendar year at the same residence, and each…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

A Satellite Beach household can hold only three garage sales a year. City Code § 30-618 caps each sale at three…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Seminole County, residential garage or yard sales may be held in residential and agricultural…

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St Lucie County

Some Restrictions

St. Lucie County sets no countywide garage-sale rule, but Port St. Lucie requires a free permit and limits each…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

St. Petersburg allows garage, patio, driveway, porch and yard sales as an accessory use in any zoning district that…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

Tampa caps residential garage, yard, tag, patio, and apartment sales to one per property every six months, with each…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach caps yard and garage sales at six per property per calendar year, with each sale running no more than…

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Broward County

Light Restrictions

Broward's Zoning Code caps unincorporated residents at two yard sales a year, three days each, with no permit needed…

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Charlotte County

Light Restrictions

Charlotte County lets homeowners run a yard or garage sale without any permit, but only if it lasts two calendar days…

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Hillsborough County

Light Restrictions

Hillsborough County caps free garage sales at two per household in any six-month period before a business tax receipt…

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Palm Bay

Light Restrictions

Palm Bay residents can hold a garage sale without any permit or license, but the code caps sales at one per residence…

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Pasco County

Light Restrictions

Pasco County's code defines a garage, estate, or lawn sale as an occasional sale of used goods at the seller's own…

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Pinellas County

Light Restrictions

Unincorporated Pinellas County lets any residential property hold up to four garage or yard sales a year, each capped…

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Sarasota County

Light Restrictions

Sarasota County lets a resident hold a garage or yard sale on their own property without any permit, but only once…

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St. Johns County

Light Restrictions

Garage, yard, patio and apartment sales are a permitted accessory use in every St. Johns County residential district…

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Sumter County

Light Restrictions

Unincorporated Sumter County allows yard and garage sales at any residence, but Sumter County Code § 13-539 caps them…

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Volusia County

Light Restrictions

Volusia County's land planning code defines a 'garage sale' as the sale of a resident's own household goods and…

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Flagler County

Few Restrictions

Unincorporated Flagler County has no garage sale ordinance. Its former Article V, Garage Sales, sections 20-321 through…

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Sunrise

Few Restrictions

Sunrise sets no specific ordinance hours for residential garage sales. Daytime operation is the norm, bounded by the…

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