Dear B. Saint-Jean:

The Borough of Tinton Falls official Records Custodian received your Open
Public Records Act request 2020-154 on July 17, 2020. As such the seven
business day deadline to respond to your request is July 29, 2020. This
response to your request is being provided to you on the 3rd business day
after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your request sought access to the following:

Current Lists of records1) 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.

These records, if any, will be transmitted via email so there is no cost
associated with this request.  The attached records from Code-Zoning and
Tax Collector Departments responding to questions 3, 6 & 8, are being
provided and are responsive to your request. The remaining questions on
your list are for documents we do not keep (Questions 2,4, 5, 9). Part of
question 6 & 7 – will need to contact the water company.

To complete this request, please acknowledge the receipt of this
information by sending back a reply to this email.  Should you require
anything further, please do not hesitate to contact our office at the
number listed below or email: [1][Tinton Falls Borough request email]. Redacted
information by OPRA Exemptions N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1/16c.

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 by the Borough of Tinton Falls 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 [2][email address], or
at their web site at [3]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.

Melissia A. Hesler – Records Custodian

Doreen D’Annunzio
Deputy Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar

Borough Clerk’s Office

Borough of Tinton Falls

556 Tinton Avenue

Tinton Falls, NJ  07724

e. [4][email address]

p. 732-542-3400 Ext. 260

f.  732-460-9115

w. [5]http://www.tintonfalls.com

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