The Hammond Board of Public Works and Safety reviewed a series of late rental-registration appeals on May 15 and in most cases waived the late fees, often with conditions such as filing a homestead-exemption form or a vacant-property verification.

The board heard property owners and representatives for multiple addresses, including 7112 California, 7503 Chestnut, 7116 Lyman, 1598 Beverly Street, 1603 Calumet, 4202-176 Court, 1716 Stanton, 7336 Tapper, 4903 Oak Avenue, 1535 Myrtle, 6830 Osborne and others. Many appellants described personal or medical hardships, moving and administrative errors, or a recent purchase that left them unaware of a registration requirement. For example, one speaker said a missed registration occurred while the owner was hospitalized and arranging care; another said they had moved personal property and missed the mailing.

Board staff explained prior histories where relevant (for some properties, prior waivers had been granted) and noted the need for homestead or tenant update forms in certain cases. The board recorded recommendations to waive late fees and the presiding official concurred in most instances; the transcript shows the board repeatedly stating "I recommend we waive the late fees" followed by "And I concur." In several cases the board required submission of a homestead-exemption form or a vacant-property affidavit as a condition of the waiver.

No individual vote tallies were provided in the transcript; the meeting record shows board members granting waivers by recommendation and concurrence. The board clerk reminded appellants of the typical registration window (Jan. 1 to April 15) and asked those present to complete required forms after the meeting where appropriate. The transcript does not record any fines being upheld in the cases presented during this meeting.