Code Violation List Request
Dear Clark 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 (Real Estate).
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Code Violation List Request for 03/24/2025 to 05/22/2025. 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,
Elizabeth
I will be out of the office on May 22 and 23. For immediate assistance or
to submit an OPRA request contact Terri at [email address]
Town Hall will be closed beginning at 1:00 on Friday, May 23 and will
reopen at 8:30 am on Tuesday, May 27.
Edith L. Merkel
Township Clerk
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with
the Open Public Records Act.
Have a good day!
Terri Mazzarella
Clerk's Office
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
732-388-3669
To: Elizabeth
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA Request Code Violation List
Date: May 23, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on May 22, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received
your OPRA Request on May 23, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is June 4, 2025. This response to your
request is being provided to you on the same business day after the
custodian's receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to : Code Violation List
Response: The records attached or below are responsive to your request and
provided in their entirety.
Construction Dept:
As of today, this office does not have any records of unresolved or open
code violations from 3/24/2025 to 5/22/2025.
Angela Bove
Technical Assistant/Notary
Construction Dept.
Township of Clark
732-428-8401
If you have any questions, please contact the Construction Department at
732-428-8401
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions for
Daniels Law and "A government record shall not include the following
information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of
P.L.1963, c, 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that
portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit
card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any
person."
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 Township of Clark to deny access.
At your option, 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 PO Box
819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by email at [email address], or at their
website at 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 your County.