Code Violation List Request
Dear Garwood 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 01/15/2026 to 02/16/2026. 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
Received.
Mollie Helck
Administrative Assistant
Deputy Registrar
Municipal Alliance Coordinator
Borough of Garwood
403 South Avenue
Garwood, New Jersey 07027
Phone: (908) 789-0710
Email: [Garwood Borough request email]
www.garwood.org
Dear Elizabeth,
The Borough of Garwood (“Borough”) records custodian is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request submitted on February 17, 2026. The fourteen business day deadline to respond to your request is March 9, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to your request in accordance with New Jersey law.
Your OPRA request seeks the following:
Code Violation List Request for 01/15/2026 to 02/16/2026. 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).
The Borough has conducted a comprehensive, good faith search and determined that there is no responsive record to your request.
Your OPRA is now deemed answered and closed.
Kind regards,
Patricia Vazquez
Acting Borough Clerk/Registrar
BOH Secretary and Licensing Official
Borough of Garwood
403 South Avenue, Garwood, NJ 07027
Email: [email address]
Phone: (908) 789-0710 ext. 101
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