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Residents press city over trash and rental turnover; code enforcement outlines warnings, fines and a ‘pink sticker’ fast-track

Hammond City Mayor's Night Out (2nd District) · March 26, 2026
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Summary

Residents raised long-running complaints about garbage cans, trash liquids and an apparent rise in rental turnover; code enforcement director Bill Luter said landlords are ultimately responsible, described the warning-to-citation-to-court process and cited the city’s pink-sticker program to accelerate remediation.

Several residents used Mayor’s Night Out to press the city on visible trash cans, garbage liquids spilling into alleys and a high influx of rental turnover in some neighborhoods.

The mayor and Bill Luter (code enforcement director, speaker 11) said the ordinance requires garbage cans be retrieved after pickup and that the city typically begins enforcement with a…

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