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No current posted sales.New Garage Sale Regulations
Changes in garage sale ordinances in the small town of Hemet, California may be coming to a city near you. Just this week the Hemet City Council voted to 'tighten the rules' on garage sales this week.
The goal, according to Planning Manager Deanna Elliano’s report to the council, is to eliminate the continuous garage sales some neighborhoods have experienced.
What the new rules are not intended to do is make it more difficult for those who hold just one or occasional garage sales to divest themselves of personal property, according to Elliano.
Don't be too scared about these local ordinances, because they are probably not going to affect the quality of your once a year sale.
Among those with complaints were members of the City Council, who reported in July that they were getting complaints from residents about garage sales so frequent they seldom lapsed, and even some sales that never ended.
I know of a few places like this in my town, where it seems the garage sale never ends. The new Hemet rules will limit yearly garage sales at one address to a total of four, as well as requiring a permit, which several cities already require.
Do you have any constant garbage garage sales in your neighborhood? Should there be regulations to moderate these sales? Let us know in the comments!
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