Block 1601, Lot 10 in Franklin Borough NJ
Dear Sussex County,
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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
1. Any and all property records related to Block 1601, Lot 10 in Franklin Borough, NJ owned by the Hardyston Township Board of Education included but not limited to any record deeds, easements, or covenants.
2. Deed from Munson dated 1947 recorded in Book 436, Page 145 on October 2, 1947.
3. Deed from Hazen (Sheriff) to Munson dated October 29, 1946 and recorded in Book 425, Page 548.
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.
Good afternoon,
Please accept this email on behalf of Sussex County.
The County is in receipt of your OPRA request in the below email and will
respond within 7 business days unless an extension is required.
Thank you,
Serena DiMaso, Esq
Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt, Cappelli & Tipton LLC
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Easton, PA 18042
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From: Jane Doe <[OPRA #70849 email]>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2025 11:39 AM
To: Serena DiMaso <[Sussex County request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Block 1601, Lot 10 in Franklin Borough NJ
Dear Sussex County,
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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
1. Any and all property records related to Block 1601, Lot 10 in Franklin
Borough, NJ owned by the Hardyston Township Board of Education included
but not limited to any record deeds, easements, or covenants.
2. Deed from Munson dated 1947 recorded in Book 436, Page 145 on October
2, 1947.
3. Deed from Hazen (Sheriff) to Munson dated October 29, 1946 and recorded
in Book 425, Page 548.
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.
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Hello Jane Doe,
Your inquiry was forwarded to our office as the Clerk’s Office is the
keeper of records for Sussex County land recordings.
The documents recorded by our office are available to the public and can
be accessed via the link provided.
[1]https://cefile.sussex.nj.us/RecordsNG_Web/
You can access through our website:
[2]www.sussexcountyclerk.org
We are not bonded to search, however, if you need assistance with
navigating the site, please feel free to contact our office.
Our records room is also available to the public Monday through Friday
8:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Thank you,
Emily Olinger
Confidential Assistant to
Sussex County Clerk
Jeffrey M. Parrott
83 Spring Street, Suite 304
Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0900, ext. 1521
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Dear Emily Olinger,
While some records are available via that link, the specific deeds I identified are not. The earliest deeds publicly available seem to date to 1950 and these pre date that. I searched via several different options. As an example, when I search via the book and deed number for the specific deeds identified, those deeds are not returned in the searches, only more recent notices of settlement and mortgages located at similar but different books or page numbers.
Yours sincerely,
Jane Doe
Dear Sussex County,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Sussex County's handling of my OPRA request 'Block 1601, Lot 10 in Franklin Borough NJ.
The response I r revived did not provide any of the information requested and directed me to a public records search engine. The specific records I requested are not available via that search engine.
A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/block_16...
Yours faithfully,
Jane Doe
Hello Jane Doe,
My apologies, I did not see that the documents you requested are dated 1946 and 1947. You are correct; these documents are not available on our website. As your request indicated the specific records sought, we are able to provide the deeds for Book 436, Page 145 and Book 425, Page 548.
Due to the use of a proprietary software that does not allow users to download, save, or share information, we will copy the requested records from our deed book(s). There is a flat fee of $0.07 per page (legal sized pages) N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5 (b). Both deeds total thirteen pages, which equates to a fee of $.91.
Please send/bring the required amount to our office, payable by cash, check, or money order and confirm that email is your preferred method of delivery.
Our address is:
Hall of Records
83 Spring Street, Suite 304
Newton, NJ 07860
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.
Thank you,
Emily Olinger
Confidential Assistant to
Sussex County Clerk
Jeffrey M. Parrott
83 Spring Street, Suite 304
Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0900, ext. 1521