OPRA-Req-20-0110
Date Received: 7/20/2020
Status: Received
Applicant: B.Saint-Jean
Information Requested: Dear Oceanport Borough,

I appreciate your consideration of the following matter. Under
OPRA and the Common Law Right of Access, I am requesting a current
list of records for each of the following be delivered via e-mail:
1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property Class 2)
2) All condemned properties
3) All residential properties with delinquent taxes
4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens notice has
been filed or that are currently in probate
5) All properties that are absentee-owned
6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer which date back
up to 1 year, including amounts owed
7) All properties currently listed with water shut-off notice
8) All properties with code violations, including the type of
violation
9) All properties with notices of abatement Again, I appreciate
your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your
help.

Yours faithfully,
B.Saint-Jean

RESPONSE:
The Borough of Oceanport has received your Records Request (OPRA)
dated 07/16/2020. The official Records Custodian received your
OPRA request on 07/20/2020. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is 07/29/2020.

PLEASE NOTE that due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the
Governor's declaration of an emergency, response to records may
take up to 21 business days, however the Custodian will inform you
if additional time is necessary due to staffing levels and
accessibility to records.

We appreciate your patience.

Sincerely,
Borough Clerk
Spatial Data Logic 2020

OPRA-Req-20-0110
Date Received: 7/20/2020
Status: Received
Applicant: B.Saint-Jean
Information Requested: Dear Oceanport Borough,

I appreciate your consideration of the following matter. Under
OPRA and the Common Law Right of Access, I am requesting a current
list of records for each of the following be delivered via e-mail:
1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property Class 2)
2) All condemned properties
3) All residential properties with delinquent taxes
4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens notice has
been filed or that are currently in probate
5) All properties that are absentee-owned
6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer which date back
up to 1 year, including amounts owed
7) All properties currently listed with water shut-off notice
8) All properties with code violations, including the type of
violation
9) All properties with notices of abatement Again, I appreciate
your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your
help.

Yours faithfully,
B.Saint-Jean

RESPONSE:
Due to COVID19 health emergency impacts on staffing, availability
of records and access to records, your request requires an
Extension of Time. Records located responsive to your request
willl be provided no later than August 5, 2020.

Sincerely,
Borough Clerk
Spatial Data Logic 2020

OPRA-Req-20-0110
Date Received: 7/20/2020
Status: COMPLETED
Applicant: B.Saint-Jean
Information Requested: Dear Oceanport Borough,

I appreciate your consideration of the following matter. Under
OPRA and the Common Law Right of Access, I am requesting a current
list of records for each of the following be delivered via e-mail:
1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property Class 2)
2) All condemned properties
3) All residential properties with delinquent taxes
4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens notice has
been filed or that are currently in probate
5) All properties that are absentee-owned
6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer which date back
up to 1 year, including amounts owed
7) All properties currently listed with water shut-off notice
8) All properties with code violations, including the type of
violation
9) All properties with notices of abatement Again, I appreciate
your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your
help.

Yours faithfully,
B.Saint-Jean

RESPONSE:
Due to recent power outages in our area and staff availability the
response to your request was unable to be provided by August 5,
2020. Please note the following response as follows:

REQUEST:
1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property Class 2)
RESPONSE: The Borough does not maintain this type of record.

REQUEST:
2) All condemned properties

RESPONSE: This portion of your request is overly broad as it does
not identifiy date(s) or period of time, currently, historically,
block or lot but asks for "all" which is not a valid OPRA request.
OPRA is not intended as a research tool to force government
officials to identify and siphon useful information and cannot be
satisified by simply requesting "ALL" of an agency's records.
Rather, OPRA simply operates to make identifiable government
records ‘readily accessible for inspection, copying, or
examination.’ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.” (emphasis added).. See "MAG
Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super.
534 (App. Div. 2005)".

The Requestor is encouraged to submit a new request that
identifies the specific documents being sought so that the
Custodian may provide access to that document(s).

REQUEST:
3) All residential properties with delinquent taxes

RESPONSE: Records located responsive to this portion of your
request are attached.

REQUEST:
4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens notice has
been filed or that are currently in probate
RESPONSE: This portion of your request is overly broad as it does
not identifiy a specific record, type of record, date, block, lot
but asks for "all" which is not a valid OPRA request. OPRA is not
intended as a research tool to force government officials to
identify and siphon useful information. Rather, OPRA
simply operates to make identifiable government records ‘readily
accessible for inspection,
copying, or examination.’ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.” (emphasis added)..
See "MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control, 375 N.J.
Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005)".

The Requestor is encouraged to submit a new request that
identifies the specific documents being sought so that the
Custodian may provide access to that document(s).

REQUEST:
5) All properties that are absentee-owned

RESPONSE: The Borough does not maintain this type of record.

REQUEST:
6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer which date back
up to 1 year, including amounts owed
RESPONSE: The Borough of Oceanport does not own a water utility or
sewer utility and therefore does not maintain these records. Water
service is provided by the New Jersey American Water Co. and sewer
service is provided by the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority.

REQUEST:
7) All properties currently listed with water shut-off notice.

RESPONSE: The Borough of Oceanport does not own a water utility
and therefore does not maintain these records. Water service is
provided by the New Jersey American Water Co.

REQUEST:
8) All properties with code violations, including the type of
violation

RESPONSE: This portion of your request is overly broad as it does
not identifiy date(s) or period of time, block, lot but asks for
"all" which is not a valid OPRA request. OPRA is not intended as a
research tool to force government officials to identify and siphon
useful information. Rather, OPRA simply operates to make
identifiable government records ‘readily accessible for
inspection, copying, or examination.’ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.” (emphasis
added).. See "MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005)".

The Requestor is encouraged to submit a new request that
identifies the specific documents being sought so that the
Custodian may provide access to that document(s).

REQUEST:
9) All properties with notices of abatement

RESPONSE: This portion of your request is overly broad as it does
not identifiy a specific record, date(s) or period of time, block,
lot but asks for "all" which is not a valid OPRA request. OPRA is
not intended as a research tool to force government officials to
identify and siphon useful information. Rather, OPRA simply
operates to make identifiable government records ‘readily
accessible for inspection, copying, or examination.’ N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1.” (emphasis added).. See "MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of
Alcohol Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005)".

The Requestor is encouraged to submit a new request that
identifies the specific documents being sought so that the
Custodian may provide access to that document(s).
Spatial Data Logic 2020