Garage & Yard Sales in New Jersey (2026)
16 rules on the books across New Jersey, 16 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.
Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township caps garage, yard and flea market sales at four per person or per tax lot each calendar year, with each…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton caps a residential garage sale at three consecutive days and limits any single address to two permitted sales…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth caps garage sales at two permits per calendar year for any one applicant or address, requires a permit…
Read full rule →Freehold Township
Some RestrictionsFreehold Township limits garage sales, defined broadly to include lawn, attic, rummage and yard sales, to no more than…
Read full rule →Galloway Township
Some RestrictionsGalloway Township regulates yard sales through the Township Clerk. Residents must obtain a permit before holding a…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack allows only one garage or yard sale per calendar year at any residential address, capped at two days, under…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsIrvington caps garage sales at two per location in any twelve-month period, and no single license can run longer than…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood Township's business license fee schedule, Code § 4-2.6, limits garage sales and yard sales to no more than…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden allows each dwelling unit only two licensed garage sales a year, each running no more than three consecutive…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Some RestrictionsLong Branch caps garage sales at two per household or premises each year, plus the citywide annual garage sale weekend…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsNewark caps garage sales to one license per person and per address every twelve months, and no license runs longer than…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsA Passaic garage, yard, porch or house sale needs a City Clerk license before any goods can be sold, and § 234-4 caps…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsPaterson requires a City Clerk-issued license for any garage or flea market sale, caps sales at two consecutive days…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsVillage of Ridgewood Code § 163-2 caps garage sales at two per calendar year per premises and per person, each licensed…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton caps yard sales at four per household per calendar year and garage sales at six, requires City Clerk…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge caps residents to no more than three garage sale permits a year at the same address under § 4-18.5…
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