As Yard Sale Season Begins, Know The Town’s Bylaw Before Putting Out The Signs

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Belmont Town Clerk Ellen Cushman wants to remind all residents a permit is required for all yard sales according to the Belmont General Bylaw §60-910 setting the limit of three sales in a calendar year and articulates requirements for those holding private sales.

If you intend to hold a private sale – including garage sales, tag sales, moving sales, etc. – as defined in the Bylaw, you must first register and receive a free permit issued by the Town Clerk’s office.

Residents can file for the Private Sale permit by going to the Town Clerk’s webpage on the Town’s website http://www.belmont-ma.gov/town-clerk  and select “Yard Sale Permit.” Registering for the free permit takes less than two minutes as the resident fills in an online form with the date, time, address of the sale, and contact information about the sponsor; the free permit will be emailed automatically; residents who do not have access to email may call the Town Clerk’s office and the staff will be happy to help. The Town Clerk’s office is reached at 617-993-2603 or townclerk@belmont-ma.gov . 

Sellers also get a bit of free advertising; Yard Sale shoppers may use the web page to view a map of registered Belmont Yard Sales or to print a list or registered Yard Sales for the upcoming two weeks. 

Belmont Requires Yard Sale Permits – Which Are Free and Online

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With summer underway and the weekends filled with signs pointing to the nearest garage sale, the Belmont Town Clerk’s office wants to remind all residents that via town bylaw a permit is required for all “yard sales,” with a limit of three in a calendar year.

“If you intend to hold a private sale as defined in the bylaw, you must first register and receive a free permit issued by the Town Clerk’s office,” says Belmont Town Clerk Ellen Cushman. Private sales include yard and garage sales, tag sales, moving sales and estate sales.

But fear not: obtaining a permit is so easy, you don’t have to go to Town Hall to get yours. 

Residents can file for the Private Sale permit by going to the Town Clerk’s web page on the Town’s website select ‘Yard Sale Permit.’ Registering for the free permit takes less than two minutes as the resident fills in an online form with the date, time, address of the sale and contact information about the sponsor. Once submitted, the free permit will be emailed automatically to you.

Residents who are unable to access email may call or visit the Town Clerk’s office and the staff will be happy to help. The Town Clerk’s office can be reached at 617-993-2600 or townclerk@belmont-ma.gov 

Sellers will also get a bit of free advertising. Yard Sale shoppers may use the web page to view a map of registered Belmont Yard Sales or print a list of registered Yard Sales for the upcoming two weeks.  

Belmont Yard Sales: June 24-25

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Photo: Garage sales in Belmont

Here are this weekend’s yard/moving/garage sales happening in the 02478 zip code:

Permitted yard sales by the Belmont Town Clerk are in bold:

 

• 28-30 Cross St., Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, 9 a.m. (10 a.m. Sunday) to 2 p.m.

• 63 Davis Rd., Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• 11 Harvard Rd., Sunday, June 25, 8 a.m. to noon.

• Lexington Street at Ripley Road, Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• 180 School St., Saturday, June 24, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• 22 Townsend Rd., Saturday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Yard Sales Have Returned; Don’t Forget To File For Free Permit

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Photo: Yard sales in Belmont.

With the return of yard sale season, the Belmont Town Clerk’s office reminds residents to file for on of your free yard sale permits by visiting the Town Clerk’s web page, before the start of your sale.

Click here to file for a private sale permit for free.

In order to hold a private sale – also known as garage sales, yard sales, tag sales, – in Belmont, you must first register for a free Private Sale Permit per new Belmont General Bylaw 60-900. To apply for your free Private Sale Permit you will need to fill out the online form and have the following information available: 

  • Your last name, first name, phone number and e-mail address.
  • The address in Belmont where the private sale will be held.
  • The starting and ending dates of the sale. Note that these dates must be on a Saturday and/or Sunday 
  • The starting and ending times for the sale

Please note that for Neighborhood Sales, each address must file for its own Private Sale Permit.*

You will receive the permit via email as soon as you submit the request for the specified date, time, and address. If you do not see an email from townclerk@belmont-ma.gov, check your Spam or Junk Mail folder.

If you do not have access to the internet or email, contact the Town Clerk’s office at (617) 993-2600 or visit us in person at Town Hall for assistance.

Private sales are limited to three per address per calendar year. If you have applied for a permit and the sale is canceled due to rain, contact the Town Clerk to have that permit restored to your annual allowance.

If the database indicates that three such sales have already occurred at the address, no additional permits will be issued for the current calendar year.

Not only do you fulfill the bylaw requirement and receive a bit of free advertising in exchange. Yard Sale hunters can easily search for Belmont sales as a list or on a map. Please visit www.Belmont-ma.gov, Enter Yard Sale in the search bar at the top of the website.