Garage and yard sales in Gardena: the local rules

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

What Gardena's code says

Gardena code What Gardena's code adds
Hours	Garage sales may run only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. § 9.52.030 · code text Garage sales shall only be held between the hours of eight a.m. and eight p.m. and shall not exceed two consecutive days.
How long a sale may last	A garage sale may last no more than 2 days in a row. § 9.52.030 · code text Garage sales shall only be held between the hours of eight a.m. and eight p.m. and shall not exceed two consecutive days.
Permit	A permit is required; the fee is set by city council resolution. Applies: Only a resident may hold a sale, at the home where they live. § 9.52.020 · code text No garage sale permit shall be issued by the license collector until the applicant has paid a permit fee in an amount set by resolution of the city council.
Sales per year	No more than 4 garage sales per calendar year. Applies: Per property. § 9.52.030 · code text No more than four garage sales may be conducted by any person or persons upon the same property within the same calendar year.

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What are the garage sale rules in Gardena?

Gardena's code: No more than 4 garage sales per calendar year. (Per property.) (§ 9.52.030); A permit is required; the fee is set by city council resolution. (Only a resident may hold a sale, at the home where they live.) (§ 9.52.020).

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