Code Violation List Request
Dear Watchung Borough,
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 (Real Estate).
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Code Violation List Request for 02/06/2025 to 03/06/2025. I kindly request a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time period, specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues, and weeds. Please include descriptions of the violations, property addresses, and violation dates. I also prefer for the document to be sent here in OPRA not in my email (sometimes it does not appear in my inbox). Thank you so much!
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,
Evelyn
Greetings,
I am in receipt of your OPRA request. It will be routed to the appropriate department(s) for a search of any relevant disclosable records. Should we require additional time past the 7 or 14 business day deadline, we will reach out to request an extension.
Thank you,
Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed.
Kindly confirm receipt of this email.
Edith G. Gil
Records Custodian
Borough of Watchung
15 Mountain Boulevard
Watchung, New Jersey 07069
Office: (908) 756-0080
Email: [Watchung Borough request email]
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Greetings –
Please see the below in regards to your OPRA Request submitted.
Your request is now satisfied in full.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Watchung to deny access.
You may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey
or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [1][email address], or at their web site at
[2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law. All questions regarding complaints filed in superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in Somerset County.
Regina DeLeonibus
Deputy Borough Clerk
Borough of Watchung
15 Mountain Boulevard
Watchung, NJ 07069
908-756-0080, ext. 221
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131 Cedar Road Summons issued 2/18/2025
Block 2401 Lot 10
14-13.2 Responsibility
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-201.2
14-14 Exterior Property Areas
14-14.1 Sanitation
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-202.1]
14-17 Exterior Structure
14-17.1 General
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-205.1]
31 Tuttle Road Summons 2/11/2025
Block 7001 Lot 13
14-13.2 Responsibility
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-201.2]
14-14 Exterior Property Areas
14-14.1 Sanitation
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-202.1]
14-17 Exterior Structure – Unsafe structure 09/2024
14-17.1 General
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM205.1]
167 Mountain Blvd Summons written 2/18/2025
Block 2201 Lot 1
14-13.2 Responsibility Exterior Areas
14-14.1 Sanitation
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-202.1
14-13.2 Responsibility
14-14.8 Front Yark Parking Prohibited – Motor Vehicles, Recreational
Vehicles or Trailers [Ord. No. 99/08 PM-202.8. PM-202.9; Ord No. OR10/05
1,2]
834 Johnston Violation letter written 2/04/2025
Block 5701 Lot 18
14-13.2 Responsibility Exterior Areas
14-14.1 Sanitation
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-202.1
876 Johnston Violation letter written 2/04/2025
Block 6401 Lot 3
14-13.2 Responsibility Exterior Areas
14-14.1 Sanitation;
[Ord. No. 99/08 PM-202.1
22 Lakeview Summons issued: 2/27/2025
Block 1901 Lot 4
§ 27A-3Residential Rentals for 90 Days or Less Prohibited.
Listed property on Airbnb and VRBO
87 Old Somerset
Block 4311 Lot 16
14-14 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS.
14-14.1 Sanitation.
Construction, property is a mess and looks abandoned
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From: Evelyn <[5][OPRA #73019 email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 1:14:02 AM
To: Edith Gil <[6][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Code Violation List Request
Dear Watchung Borough,
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 (Real
Estate).
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Code Violation List Request for 02/06/2025 to 03/06/2025. I kindly
request a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not
include closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time
period, specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues,
and weeds. Please include descriptions of the violations, property
addresses, and violation dates. I also prefer for the document to be sent
here in OPRA not in my email (sometimes it does not appear in my inbox).
Thank you so much!
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,
Evelyn
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