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Garage and yard sales in Anderson

Anderson's own rules on garage and yard sales, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Anderson Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Anderson's code says

Anderson code What Anderson's code adds
How long a sale may last
  • A sale may last no more than 3 days in a row.
    § 17.02.150 · code text
    No garage sale shall be conducted for longer than three consecutive days.
Sales per year
  • No more than 4 sales per calendar year.
    Applies: Per property, with at least 30 days between sales on the same property.
    § 17.02.150 · code text
    No more than four garage sales shall be conducted on the premises in any calendar year.
Signs
  • No sale sign may be larger than 4 square feet.
    § 17.02.150 · code text
    No sign advertising any garage sale shall exceed four square feet in area.
  • Only 1 sign on the sale property.
    § 17.02.150 · code text
    Only one such sign may be displayed on the premises on which the garage sale is conducted.
  • Up to 2 off-site signs, with the property owner's written permission.
    Applies: No signs in the public right-of-way or on telephone poles, street signs or fire hydrants.
    § 17.02.150 · code text
    Up to two off-site signs may be displayed; provided that written permission to display such signs is received from the owner on whose property such signs are to be displayed.
  • Signs only during the sale days; remove them when the sale ends.
    § 17.02.150 · code text
    Signs may be displayed only during the days the garage sale is actively being conducted and must be removed at the close of the garage sale activity.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in Anderson?

Anderson's code: No more than 4 sales per calendar year. (Per property, with at least 30 days between sales on the same property.) (§ 17.02.150); No sale sign may be larger than 4 square feet. (§ 17.02.150).

General information, not legal advice.

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