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 10/09/2024 to 11/11/2024. 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. 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
Your request (sent Monday, November 11, office closed for Veterans Day) has been received November 12, 2024 and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: Eizabeth
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA Request Code Violation List
Date: November 20, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on November 12, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel,
received your OPRA Request on November 12, 2024. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is November 21, 2024.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the 6^th
business day after the custodian's receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to :
Code Violation List Request for 10/09/2024 to 11/11/2024
Response: The records attached and/or below are responsive to your request
and provided in their entirety.
Construction Department:
As of today, this office does not have a list of unresolved or open code
violations for the time period of 10/09/2024-11/11/2024.
Have a great day,
Elaina Lambert
Technical Assistant to the
Construction Official
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.