Confirmatio: NO Open Permits,NO Open Violations, NOT subject to Vacant Property Registration etc

Brandon Guevara made this OPRA request to Garfield City

The request was partially successful.

Brandon Guevara
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Dear Garfield City,

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-5(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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:
This office is the Settlement Agent for the Purchase of :33 Westminster Pl, Garfield, NJ 07026
Block :20.01 Lot:25
Please provide us with the following information at your earliest opportunity:
-Confirmation that there are NO Open Permits
-Confirmation that there are NO Open Violations
-Confirmation property is NOT subject to Vacant Property Registration
-Confirmation there are NO added or pending Assessments.
-Confirmation there are NO Tax Sales/ Liens on this property.
-Provide any zoning and tank permits

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,
Brandon Guevara

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Erin Delaney, Garfield City

I will be out of the office with no access to e-mails on Thursday, May
7, 2026 attending the Golfing for Garfield outing.

 

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City of Garfield

Open Records Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2026-00595

Date Entered: 5/11/2026 12:52:00 PM

 

Dear Brandon Guevara,

 

This email is to confirm receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request.

The Custodian of Records received your request on 05/11/2026. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 05/26/2026.

 

The request seeks access to the following records:

This office is the Settlement Agent for the Purchase of :33 Westminster
Pl, Garfield, NJ 07026
Block :20.01      Lot:25
Please provide us with the following information at your earliest
opportunity:
-Confirmation that there are NO Open Permits
-Confirmation that there are NO Open Violations
-Confirmation property is NOT subject to Vacant Property Registration
-Confirmation there are NO added or pending Assessments.
-Confirmation there are NO Tax Sales/ Liens on this property.
-Provide any zoning and tank permits

 

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 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 P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by
e-mail at [email address], or at their web site 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.

 

Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

 

Sincerely,

 

City of Garfield

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Open Records Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2026-00595

Date Entered: 5/11/2026 12:52:00 PM

 

Dear Brandon Guevara,

 

Please note the following comment by Deanna Eisenman on 5/14/2026 3:07:00
PM:

There are no open permits or violations at this location.

 

Sincerely,

 

City of Garfield

 

There are no open permits or violations at this location.There are no open
permits or violations at this location.

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Open Records Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2026-00595

Date Entered: 5/11/2026 12:52:00 PM

 

Dear Brandon Guevara,

 

Your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) has been Fulfilled on 05/11/2026.

 

The request sought access to the following records:

This office is the Settlement Agent for the Purchase of :33 Westminster
Pl, Garfield, NJ 07026
Block :20.01      Lot:25
Please provide us with the following information at your earliest
opportunity:
-Confirmation that there are NO Open Permits
-Confirmation that there are NO Open Violations
-Confirmation property is NOT subject to Vacant Property Registration
-Confirmation there are NO added or pending Assessments.
-Confirmation there are NO Tax Sales/ Liens on this property.
-Provide any zoning and tank permits

 

The records are being transmitted to you via Email. Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is $0.00.

 

Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

 

Sincerely,

 

City of Garfield

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