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Garage and yard sales in Riverside County

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

What Riverside County's code says

Riverside County code What Riverside County's code adds
Hours
  • Sales are allowed only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    § 5.28.040 · code text
    No garage sale shall be conducted between the hours of eight p.m. to eight a.m.
How long a sale may last
  • A sale may last no more than 3 days in a row.
    § 5.28.040 · code text
    No garage sale shall be conducted between the hours of eight p.m. to eight a.m. or be conducted for longer than three consecutive days.
Sales per year
  • No more than 3 sales in any 12 months in a row.
    Applies: Per person and per lot or parcel.
    § 5.28.040 · code text
    No person, firm, association or corporation shall conduct more than three garage sales during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months
Signs
  • At most 1 unlit on-site sign, up to 4 square feet, posted up to 5 days ahead; none in right-of-way.
    Applies: Remove it by the close of the last sale day.
    § 5.28.060 · code text
    No more than one unlighted sign advertising a garage sale may be posted, erected or maintained on the premises where such sale is to be held; provided, however, that no such sign may be posted, erected or maintained on the public right-of-way.

Who this affects

HomeownersContractorsDesigners

Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in Riverside County?

Riverside County's code: No more than 3 sales in any 12 months in a row. (Per person and per lot or parcel.) (§ 5.28.040); Sales are allowed only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (§ 5.28.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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