Code Violation List Request
Dear Plainsboro,
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 02/10/2025 to 03/10/2025. 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,
Mia
March 14, 2025
Via email:
Mia [1][OPRA #73145 email]
Dear Mia,
The Township of Plainsboro received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on March 11, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Carol J.
Torres, received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven
(7) business day deadline to respond to your request is March 20, 2025.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the third (3^rd)
business date after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
Code Violation List Request for 02/10/2025 to 03/10/2025. 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).
Response:
The Plainsboro Townships Building/Code Enforcement has no responsive
records as the Code Violation List is not maintained or exists within the
Township of Plainsboro. As no responsive documents exist, the records are
being denied with the legal basis for the denial stated, as required by
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by
law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of
Plainsboro to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a
processing 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
[2][email address], or at their website at [3]www.state.nj.us/grc. The
GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding
complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the Court
Clerk in your County.
Sincerely,
Jesenia Velazquez
Deputy Township Clerk
Plainsboro Township
641 Plainsboro Rd
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 799-0909 ext 1804
[4]Plainsboro, NJ | Official Website
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3. http://www.state.nj.us/grc