Dear Adriana Ondarza, 
The Open Public Records Act deals with requests for readily identifiable
public records.  The custodian of records is not supposed to perform
research to determine which records exist rather to retrieve specific
named documents by the requestor.  
Yes, an email message with reference to OPRA does count as a valid OPRA
Request however, your request for the following is not a valid request: 
"I would like to know if there are open construction permits or liens for these properties. Also,
I would like to know information regarding the presence of
an underground oil tank, if applicable, including permits, remediation reports, environmental reports,
and surveys showing underground oil tank location.
176 N Livingston Ave., Livingston 
 It is unclear if you are looking for the building permit form, the
building permit application folder, or lists of building permits or other
types of permits.    
The "Construction Permit Summary Report" from our current building permit
tracking software SDL which shows only the permits listed under the
current block and lot number.   The "List of Applications" is from our
former software, Mitchell Humphreys Construction Project Manager and shows
the permits from 1997-June 2013.  Any permits that were closed out after
June 2013 will be closed in SDL and will show up on this report as open. 
The third report is the"Extract of Permits" which is a listing of all
building permits by street from 1946-1996. These three reports will list
all of the construction permits that we have on record. These three
records will also show if a permit was issued to remove, install or
remediate an oil tank.  Usually the surveys do not show if an oil tank is
present, as surveys show the property boundaries and location of
structures.
As for liens on the property you may request the "Lien Redemption
Calculation".  As a courtesy, I have asked the Tax Collector's office for
this document and they have advised that there are no liens on this
property. 
Please clarify your request to identify the specific records you seek.
Sincerely,
Renee Resky
Township Clerk's Office
Township of Livingston
357 S Livingston Ave
Livingston, NJ  07039
phone (973) 992-5000 ext 5405
fax (973) 535-7967
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not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
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And If you read me entire email, it lists the names of the documents you
should be requesting on your OPRA Request.  Please submit a new OPRA
Request identifying the specific names of the documents you want.  
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Renee Resky
Township Clerk's Office
Township of Livingston
357 S Livingston Ave
Livingston, NJ  07039
phone (973) 992-5000 ext 5405
fax (973) 535-7967
This communication is intended only for the use of the named addressee and
may contain information which is privileged, confidential and exempt from
disclosure under applicable law.  If the reader of this communication is
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please
notify us immediately by email and delete the original message. 

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Dear Ms. Ondarza
Receipt is acknowledged of the below email. Our records do not reflect
receiving an OPRA Request from you. Would it be possible to resend to the
[1][email address] address. My direct telephone line is
973-535-7966; please call me directly as well.
Thanks, 
Glenn Turtletaub
Townshyip Clerk 

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Dear Ms. Ondarza, 
I was out of the office yesterday and did not see your email until this
morning.  I responded to you on Jan. 22, 2019 how to submit your request
and which documents to seek.  As you were advised before we are not
supposed to perform research to determine which records exist.  
If you have any further questions you may contact me or my supervisor,
Glenn R. Turtletaub who reached out to you yesterday.  
Sincerely,
Renee Resky
Township Clerk's Office
Township of Livingston
357 S Livingston Ave
Livingston, NJ  07039
phone (973) 992-5000 ext 5405
fax (973) 535-7967
This communication is intended only for the use of the named addressee and
may contain information which is privileged, confidential and exempt from
disclosure under applicable law.  If the reader of this communication is
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please
notify us immediately by email and delete the original message. 
On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 10:02 AM Renee Resky <[1][email address]>
wrote:

And If you read me entire email, it lists the names of the documents you
should be requesting on your OPRA Request.  Please submit a new OPRA
Request identifying the specific names of the documents you want.  
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Renee Resky
Township Clerk's Office
Township of Livingston
357 S Livingston Ave
Livingston, NJ  07039
phone (973) 992-5000 ext 5405
fax (973) 535-7967
This communication is intended only for the use of the named addressee
and may contain information which is privileged, confidential and exempt
from disclosure under applicable law.  If the reader of this
communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified
that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is
strictly prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error,
please notify us immediately by email and delete the original message. 

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