Garage & Yard Sales in Indiana (2026)
13 rules on the books across Indiana, 13 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.
Boone County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Boone County's zoning code defines a garage, rummage or yard sale as the sale of personal property from…
Read full rule →Evansville
Some RestrictionsEvansville limits garage and yard sales to two per calendar year per residential or office-zoned property, with no…
Read full rule →Gary
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Gary, a garage, basement or yard sale of a resident's own property, held at the principal residence of…
Read full rule →Greenwood
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Greenwood, Indiana, yard, patio, and garage sales lasting more than three days within any thirty-day…
Read full rule →Hammond
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Hammond, Indiana, a residential property may hold only one garage sale per year, and the Board of Public…
Read full rule →Indianapolis
Some RestrictionsIndianapolis residents may hold no more than two garage sales at the same address each calendar year, and each sale…
Read full rule →Laporte County
Some RestrictionsLaPorte County caps garage and yard sales at three per year per property, with no single sale running more than five…
Read full rule →Muncie
Some RestrictionsA Muncie property owner cannot run garage sales all year. Muncie City Code Sec. 150.240 defines the rummage sale as an…
Read full rule →Noblesville
Some RestrictionsSection 159.127(D) caps an individual property's non-community garage, yard, or estate sales at six days a year without…
Read full rule →Tippecanoe County
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County caps garage sales at two per calendar year per premises, each running no more than 3 consecutive days…
Read full rule →Vanderburgh County
Some RestrictionsVanderburgh County caps a garage or yard sale at two per calendar year on any premises in the R-1 through R-5 or…
Read full rule →St. Joseph County
Light RestrictionsA garage or yard sale on a residential lot in unincorporated St. Joseph County is capped at three sales per calendar…
Read full rule →Wayne County
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.231 caps private or rummage yard sales at five…
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