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Garage and yard sales in Hemet

Hemet'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 Hemet Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Hemet's code says

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Signs
  • No signs on public property or rights-of-way, or on other lots except neighbors' with owner permission.
    Applies: Residential zone.
    § 18-303 · code text
    No sign or other form of advertisement of a proposed sale of personal property in a residential zone shall be placed upon any public property or right-of-way within the city, including, but not limited to, poles, trees, parkways, fences, or utility boxes; nor upon any property other than the authorized location of the sale or neighboring properties with permission of the property owner.
  • Signs go up no more than 2 days before the sale; remove by 8:00 p.m. on its last day.
    § 18-303 · code text
    No sign or other form of advertisement shall be displayed for more than two days prior to the commencement of the sale, and the permittee shall remove all such signs or advertisement by 8:00 p.m. on the date the sale is concluded.
  • 2 signs, each no more than 6 square feet, in the front or side yard.
    Applies: At the permitted sale location.
    § 18-303 · code text
    Two signs, each not exceeding six square feet in area, may be placed in the front or side yard of the authorized location of the sale.
  • 2 more signs, each no more than 2 square feet, on neighboring properties with the owner's permission.
    Applies: Neighboring properties.
    § 18-303 · code text
    Two additional signs, not exceeding two square feet in area, may be placed on neighboring properties with permission of the property owner.
  • Each sign must plainly show the address, street number and type of sale.
    § 18-303 · code text
    All signs advertising the sale shall have the address, street number and type of the permitted sale printed plainly on each.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in Hemet?

Hemet's code: No signs on public property or rights-of-way, or on other lots except neighbors' with owner permission. (Residential zone.) (§ 18-303); Signs go up no more than 2 days before the sale; remove by 8:00 p.m. on its last day. (§ 18-303).

General information, not legal advice.

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