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 07/28/2024 to 09/26/2024
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.
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,
Evelyn
Good Afternoon,
Pursuant to your OPRA request received on October 2, 2024 , our
Building/Zoning department reported the below.
31 Tuttle Road – Trash, overgrown weeds, disrepair, unsafe structure since
2014
131 Cedar Road - Overgrown weeds, trash, disrepair, abandoned vehicle
since 2014
Your request is now deemed answered and closed.
Kindly confirm receipt of this email.
Thank you,
Colleen Lange
Administrative Assistant
(908) 756-0080 x210
[1]Did you know? No need to fill out an OPRA request for open/closed
permit info!
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 [2][email address], or at their web site at
[3]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.
Information redacted is personal and identifying and is exempt from
disclosure under OPRA pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.