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Garage & Yard Sales in Georgia (2026)

31 rules on the books across Georgia, 31 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.

Augusta-Richmond County

Some Restrictions

Augusta-Richmond County limits yard sales in R-1 zones to two per calendar year, each lasting no more than three days…

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Barrow County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Barrow County caps a residential yard sale at three calendar days per event, and running more than three…

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Bartow County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Bartow County allows yard, garage and carport sales on a residential lot no more than once per calendar…

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Bulloch County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Bulloch County, a yard sale (also called a garage or basement sale) is capped at four sales per…

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Catoosa County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Catoosa County limits yard sales to residential and agricultural zoning districts and caps how often…

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Clayton County

Some Restrictions

Clayton County limits garage and yard sales to three per residential lot in any twelve-month period, with each sale…

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Cobb County

Some Restrictions

Cobb County zoning caps garage and yard sales at three weekends per calendar year, with each sale limited to three…

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Dougherty County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Dougherty County caps residential yard sales at three per year per location under Code § 2-10-40…

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Fayette County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Fayette County caps garage and yard sales at three per residential lot within any 12-month period, and…

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Gordon County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Gordon County, Georgia, yard and garage sales are allowed in rural and residential zoning districts…

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Hall County

Some Restrictions

Hall County's UDC caps a yard or garage sale at 72 hours per event and limits any single property to four sales in a…

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Houston County

Some Restrictions

Houston County limits residential yard sales and garage sales to two sales per year, capped at two days each, under…

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Marietta

Some Restrictions

Marietta limits a residential garage sale to 3 consecutive days and just 1 event every 3 months under Section…

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Roswell

Some Restrictions

Roswell caps yard and garage sales at 3 per property per year, with each sale limited to 72 hours, under the Unified…

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South Fulton

Some Restrictions

South Fulton lets a homeowner run a yard sale on their own residential property without any Administrative Permit, but…

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Stonecrest

Some Restrictions

In the City of Stonecrest, a family can hold a yard or garage sale only three times a year under Stonecrest Code §…

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Troup County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Troup County, a property may hold only three yard or garage sales per year, each capped at 96…

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Warner Robins

Some Restrictions

Warner Robins lets residents run garage, yard, rummage or estate sales without a permit, but caps each sale at two days…

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Decatur

Light Restrictions

The City of Decatur, Georgia does not cap the number of garage sales a resident can hold each year in the ordinance…

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DeKalb County

Light Restrictions

Yard sales in unincorporated DeKalb County are capped at three consecutive days and no more than once every six months…

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Dunwoody

Light Restrictions

Dunwoody residents may hold up to two garage sales per calendar year without any permit, on lots occupied by a…

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Glynn County

Light Restrictions

Unincorporated Glynn County treats yard and garage sales as tax-exempt casual sales only if a household or nonprofit…

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Jackson County

Light Restrictions

A property in unincorporated Jackson County can host no more than four yard or garage sales a year, and each sale is…

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Walton County

Light Restrictions

In unincorporated Walton County, a private yard sale is capped at twice every six months, with each sale limited to…

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Whitfield County

Light Restrictions

Unincorporated Whitfield County allows garage, yard and carport sales on residential lots in every GA, SA and R-1…

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Columbia County

Few Restrictions

Columbia County sets no ordinance hours for household yard sales, so daytime hours are the norm and noise must stay…

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Coweta County

Few Restrictions

Coweta County has no yard-sale permit, but sale goods cannot be left to pile up. Under Chapter 62, the property owner…

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Forsyth County

Few Restrictions

Forsyth County requires no permit to hold an occasional household yard or garage sale on your own residential property…

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Paulding County

Few Restrictions

Paulding County has no yard-sale permit, but sale goods and signs cannot linger by the road. Section 40-5(5) makes…

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Rockdale County

Few Restrictions

Garage sales, yard sales and similar sales on private property in unincorporated Rockdale County are exempt from the…

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Walker County

Few Restrictions

Individual and community yard sales in unincorporated Walker County don't need a special events permit at all, as long…

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