2026 week 1 Property Records
Dear Cherry Hill Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Property liens
- A list of all properties that currently have open liens
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens
- A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 3 months.
Fire Damage Property
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. English
OPRA-Req-26-0037
Date Received: 1/7/2026
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 1/12/2026
Applicant: Mr. English
Information Requested: Records requested:
Property liens
- A list of all properties that currently have open liens
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property
tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also include in the list
or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was
liened against the property.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code
violations in the last 6 months
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens
- A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill
liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill,
or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 3 months.
Fire Damage Property
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has
received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently
vacant or abandoned.
Mr. English,
In response to your OPRA Request received January 6, 2026, we have
attached the documents you requested.
Redactions have been made in accordance with the Open Public
Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.) for the following reasons:
" No. 1 - Privacy Interest: Public agencies are obligated to
protect personal information when disclosure would violate an
individual's reasonable expectation of privacy.
" No. 20 - Personal Identifying Information, including:
Unlisted phone numbers
Owner's Names
For any relevant documents from the fire department, please
contact the Office of the Fire Chief at (856) 795-9752 or submit
an OPRA request through the fire department at
https://www.chnj.gov/1545/OPEN-PUBLIC-RE....
We'd like to inform you that the Township of Cherry Hill utilizes
third-party utility suppliers to provide potable water services
across our community. Below are the details of these companies:
New Jersey American Water Company
1 Water Street
Camden, NJ 08102
856-955-4001
Merchantville Pennsauken Water Company
6751 Westfield Ave.
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
856-663-0043
By way of this e-mail, which includes the documents responsive to
your request, we have marked your OPRA request as satisfied and
closed.
A copy of the Denial Poster with instructions for applicants who
wish to appeal any denial or part thereof is attached. You have
the right to appeal the decision that the document or documents
are not public records. You may take your appeal to the Government
Records Council or the New Jersey Superior Court, as provided by
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, or if we can be
of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our
office at (856) 488-7892.
Thank you for your time.
Patti Chacker, RMC
Township Clerk
By: Danielle Gyenge
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