Garage & Yard Sales in Michigan (2026)
20 rules on the books across Michigan, 20 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.
Ann Arbor
Some RestrictionsAnn Arbor doesn't license yard sales, but its outdoor-storage nuisance law only excuses furniture set out for one if…
Read full rule →Battle Creek
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, Section 827.04(b) allows no more than three garage sales at any…
Read full rule →Dearborn
Some RestrictionsDearborn caps garage sales at four per calendar year per resident, requires a City Clerk license for each one at an…
Read full rule →Dearborn Heights
Some RestrictionsThe City of Dearborn Heights caps residential garage, rummage, yard, attic, flea market and lawn sales at three…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsDetroit caps yard and garage sales to daylight hours only, three consecutive days per sale, and one sale per property…
Read full rule →Flint
Some RestrictionsAny garage sale in the City of Flint requires a City Clerk-issued license, limited to twice per person in a 12-month…
Read full rule →Lansing
Some RestrictionsLansing caps yard, rummage, and garage sales at seven per year per property, with at least 30 days between sales and no…
Read full rule →Livonia
Some RestrictionsLivonia caps a residential garage, yard, basement or rummage sale at six consecutive days, and a household may run only…
Read full rule →Rochester Hills
Some RestrictionsRochester Hills caps garage sales at four per residence in any consecutive 12-month period under Property Maintenance…
Read full rule →Shelby Village
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Shelby caps casual sales, meaning garage, yard, basement and rummage sales, at four per calendar year…
Read full rule →Southfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Southfield, a garage sale needs a $1 permit from the city clerk before it starts. Each sale runs no more…
Read full rule →Sterling Heights
Some RestrictionsSterling Heights exempts garage, yard, and estate sales from secondhand-merchant licensing only if held fewer than…
Read full rule →Taylor
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Taylor, Michigan, a garage sale permit from the city clerk lasts no more than five days under Section…
Read full rule →Warren
Some RestrictionsWarren limits every residential parcel to two licensed garage sales per calendar year, each running no more than four…
Read full rule →West Bloomfield
Some RestrictionsWest Bloomfield Township caps garage sales at two per address per calendar year and seventy-two hours each under Code §…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsWestland requires a city clerk permit before any yard sale, capping most households at three sales and eight total days…
Read full rule →Bay County
Light RestrictionsBay County's Secondhand and Scrap Dealer Ordinance exempts rummage sales from secondhand-dealer licensing only if the…
Read full rule →Kalamazoo
Light RestrictionsIn the City of Kalamazoo, a yard or garage sale open to the public can run no more than seven calendar days within any…
Read full rule →Wyoming
Light RestrictionsWyoming, Michigan caps garage sales at six calendar days a year per household, a limit written directly into the zoning…
Read full rule →Grand Rapids
Few RestrictionsGrand Rapids does not require a permit for a garage, yard, or basement sale that stays within the zoning code's…
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