Garage & Yard Sales in Washington (2026)
25 rules on the books across Washington, 25 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.
Bellingham
Some RestrictionsBellingham caps nonprofit-run neighborhood fundraising events, including community garage sales, home tours, art fairs…
Read full rule →Benton County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Benton County, a yard sale is only an allowed accessory use if it stays short and infrequent: no more…
Read full rule →Clark County
Some RestrictionsOccasional garage and yard sales in unincorporated Clark County are treated as short temporary uses. Temporary uses of…
Read full rule →Franklin County
Some RestrictionsFranklin County doesn't limit how many garage sales you can hold, but it caps how long you can advertise one: yard…
Read full rule →Kent
Some RestrictionsKent treats garage and moving sales as a permit-free temporary use under KCC 15.08.205(A)(12). The rule caps a sale at…
Read full rule →Marysville
Some RestrictionsMarysville caps residential garage sales at two per year, each lasting no more than six days within a 15-day window, as…
Read full rule →Pasco
Some RestrictionsPasco households may hold only two yard sales per calendar year, and each sale cannot run longer than two consecutive…
Read full rule →Puyallup
Some RestrictionsPuyallup caps garage and yard sales at four per year and three sale days in any single month under Puyallup Municipal…
Read full rule →Renton
Some RestrictionsRenton caps incidental garage sales at one per calendar quarter and no more than three per calendar year, with each…
Read full rule →Spokane Valley
Some RestrictionsSpokane Valley caps yard sales at a single address to seven consecutive days, two consecutive weekends, or three…
Read full rule →Thurston County
Some RestrictionsThurston County caps garage sales at three consecutive days and two sales per address in any twelve-month period, with…
Read full rule →Yakima
Some RestrictionsYakima limits yard and garage sales to two per dwelling unit per year, with each sale capped at three days, under the…
Read full rule →Yakima County
Some RestrictionsYakima County caps yard and garage sales at two per dwelling unit per year under YCC § 19.18.020(9), with each sale…
Read full rule →Auburn
Light RestrictionsAuburn exempts garage and yard sales from home occupation permitting only if they run no more than 20 days total in a…
Read full rule →Everett
Light RestrictionsEverett exempts garage sales from its temporary use permit process entirely, but caps them at two events per year per…
Read full rule →Kitsap County
Light RestrictionsKitsap County exempts casual sellers from its junk-dealer and secondhand-dealer licensing law only if they hold no more…
Read full rule →Lynnwood
Light RestrictionsLynnwood lets a household hold garage sales, yard sales, bake sales and similar occasional sales without any home…
Read full rule →Pierce County
Light RestrictionsPierce County caps garage sales at 8 cumulative days within any 12-month period on the same property, the same limit in…
Read full rule →Sammamish
Light RestrictionsSammamish exempts residential garage sales from its business license requirement, but only up to four sales per…
Read full rule →Tacoma
Light RestrictionsTacoma caps garage sales at twice per calendar year per dwelling and bans back-to-back or repeated sales that add up to…
Read full rule →Federal Way
Few RestrictionsFederal Way does not cap how often a resident can hold a garage or yard sale, or require a permit for one. City code…
Read full rule →Grant County
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated Grant County places no cap on how many garage or yard sales a resident can hold. The Unified Development…
Read full rule →Kennewick
Few RestrictionsKennewick exempts yard and garage sales from the secondhand-dealer license requirement, but nonprofit rummage sales…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Few RestrictionsLakewood, Pierce County, does not set a fixed number of garage sales per year or a maximum number of sale days. The…
Read full rule →Port Townsend
Few RestrictionsPort Townsend exempts garage and yard sales from the citywide temporary-use permit required for other short-term…
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