Nuisance, Vacant, or Abandoned Properties
Dear Elk 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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Vacant and Abandoned Properties List, listed as of 2025
Blighted, Condemned, Distressed, Absentee, or HUD Nuisance Properties
List of most recent vacant/abandoned buildings that have been flagged for fire pre-planning purposes
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,
mr. Jeffries
Your request for a list of vacant and abandoned properties is being denied for the following reasons:
Security Information. The requested record(s) contain(s) emergency or security information or procedures for buildings or facilities which if disclosed, would jeopardize security of the building or facility or persons therein, do not constitute a government record, are deemed to be confidential, and are exempt from disclosure. Gilleran v. Township of Bloomfield, 227 N.J.159 (2016).
Privacy/Personal Information. The requested record(s) contain(s) information for which identified persons have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Executive Order No. 21 (McGreevy 2002); Paff v. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, 235 N.J. 1 (2018); Brennan v. Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, 233 N.J. 330 (2018); In the Matter of the New Jersey State Fireman’s Association, 230 N.J. 258 (2017); Burnett v. County of Bergen, 198 N.J. 408 (2009); Rise Against Hate v. Cherry Hill Township, slip op., Docket Nos. A-3421-20, A-1440-21, A-1517-21 (App. Div. March 29, 2023); North Jersey Media Group, Inc v. Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, 447 N.J. Super. 182 (App. Div. 2016).
Debbie Pine, RMC, CMC
Municipal Clerk/Registrar
Elk Township
680 Whig Lane
Monroeville, NJ 08343
Phone: 856-881-6525 ext. 110
Fax: 856-881-5750
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