Garage & Yard Sales in Georgia (2026)
21 rules on the books across Georgia, 21 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 RestrictionsAugusta-Richmond County limits yard sales in R-1 zones to two per calendar year, each lasting no more than three days…
Read full rule →Bartow County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Bartow County allows yard, garage and carport sales on a residential lot no more than once per calendar…
Read full rule →Clayton County
Some RestrictionsClayton County limits garage and yard sales to three per residential lot in any twelve-month period, with each sale…
Read full rule →Cobb County
Some RestrictionsCobb County zoning caps garage and yard sales at three weekends per calendar year, with each sale limited to three…
Read full rule →Fayette County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Fayette County caps garage and yard sales at three per residential lot within any 12-month period, and…
Read full rule →Hall County
Some RestrictionsHall County's UDC caps a yard or garage sale at 72 hours per event and limits any single property to four sales in a…
Read full rule →Houston County
Some RestrictionsHouston County limits residential yard sales and garage sales to two sales per year, capped at two days each, under…
Read full rule →Marietta
Some RestrictionsMarietta limits a residential garage sale to 3 consecutive days and just 1 event every 3 months under Section…
Read full rule →Roswell
Some RestrictionsRoswell caps yard and garage sales at 3 per property per year, with each sale limited to 72 hours, under the Unified…
Read full rule →South Fulton
Some RestrictionsSouth Fulton lets a homeowner run a yard sale on their own residential property without any Administrative Permit, but…
Read full rule →Warner Robins
Some RestrictionsWarner Robins lets residents run garage, yard, rummage or estate sales without a permit, but caps each sale at two days…
Read full rule →Decatur
Light RestrictionsThe City of Decatur, Georgia does not cap the number of garage sales a resident can hold each year in the ordinance…
Read full rule →DeKalb County
Light RestrictionsYard sales in unincorporated DeKalb County are capped at three consecutive days and no more than once every six months…
Read full rule →Dunwoody
Light RestrictionsDunwoody residents may hold up to two garage sales per calendar year without any permit, on lots occupied by a…
Read full rule →Walton County
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Walton County, a private yard sale is capped at twice every six months, with each sale limited to…
Read full rule →Whitfield County
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Whitfield County allows garage, yard and carport sales on residential lots in every GA, SA and R-1…
Read full rule →Columbia County
Few RestrictionsColumbia County sets no ordinance hours for household yard sales, so daytime hours are the norm and noise must stay…
Read full rule →Coweta County
Few RestrictionsCoweta County has no yard-sale permit, but sale goods cannot be left to pile up. Under Chapter 62, the property owner…
Read full rule →Forsyth County
Few RestrictionsForsyth County requires no permit to hold an occasional household yard or garage sale on your own residential property…
Read full rule →Paulding County
Few RestrictionsPaulding County has no yard-sale permit, but sale goods and signs cannot linger by the road. Section 40-5(5) makes…
Read full rule →Rockdale County
Few RestrictionsGarage sales, yard sales and similar sales on private property in unincorporated Rockdale County are exempt from the…
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