List of Properties Fitting the Following Criteria:
Dear Bergenfield Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
1. A list of property addresses that, as of today, have delinquent property taxes and open property liens. This list needs to include amounts of balances owed.
2. A list of property addresses that have received any code violations since the beginning of the year. Please provide the type of violation.
3. A list of all residential property addresses that are currently vacant or abandoned.
Please put all lists in separate Excel files. PDF is okay too. If up-to-date data is not available, please provide the most recently available information.
Yours faithfully,
Nathan Stallone
I am currently out of the office. If you need immediate assistance from
the Borough Clerk's office, please contact the Deputy Borough Clerk at
[email address] or 201-387-4055 ext. 6.
Please note, OPRA requests cannot be received or answered from this email
address while I am out of the office. If this is an OPRA request, kindly
forward your request to the Deputy Borough Clerk.
Thank you,
Marie Quinones
Borough Clerk
Dear Mr. Stallone,
We received your OPRA Request on July 14, 2021 for “a list of property
addresses that, as of today, have delinquent property taxes and open
property liens, a list of property addresses that have received any code
violations since the beginning of the year, and a list of all residential
property addresses that are currently vacant or abandoned”. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is July 23,
2021. This response to your request is being provided to you on the
second (2^nd) day of the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The following records are being provided and are responsive to your
request:
1. Current delinquent property taxes (1218 pages)
2. Bergenfield properties with liens (13 pages)
3. List of properties with code violations since
beginning of the year (4 pages)
4. List of properties that are currently vacant (13
pages)
These records are being transmitted to you via e-mail, as per your
request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b, there is no cost associated with
this request as the documents are being transmitted to you electronically.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Bergenfield 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 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.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Hilda
Hilda Tavitian, MA, RMC
Deputy Borough Clerk
Borough of Bergenfield
198 N. Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
201-387-4055 x4056