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OPRA Abandoned/VACANT/Probate- Morris

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Dear Chatham 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 over the past 2 YEARS for each of the following be delivered via e-mail in EXCEL format:

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,

Ben

Tamar Lawful, Chatham Borough

Hello Ben,

Please be advised that I’m in receipt of your OPRA request. Due to the current health emergency, there might be a delay in responding to your request. However, I will do my best to respond in a reasonable timeframe. I thank you for your understanding.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben <[OPRA #15232 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 7:32 PM
To: Tamar Lawful <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Abandoned/VACANT/Probate- Morris

Dear Chatham 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 over the past 2 YEARS for each of the following be delivered via e-mail in EXCEL format:

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,

Ben

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Tamar Lawful, Chatham Borough

Hello Ben,

I apologize for the delay in my response. I am still working on your OPRA request. I'm requesting until next week Tuesday, August 4, 2020 to respond.

Kindly respond accepting or declining my request at your earliest convenience. Thank you .

-----Original Message-----
From: Tamar Lawful
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 10:36 AM
To: Ben <[OPRA #15232 email]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - OPRA Abandoned/VACANT/Probate- Morris

Hello Ben,

Please be advised that I’m in receipt of your OPRA request. Due to the current health emergency, there might be a delay in responding to your request. However, I will do my best to respond in a reasonable timeframe. I thank you for your understanding.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben <[OPRA #15232 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 7:32 PM
To: Tamar Lawful <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Abandoned/VACANT/Probate- Morris

Dear Chatham 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 over the past 2 YEARS for each of the following be delivered via e-mail in EXCEL format:

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,

Ben

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[OPRA #15232 email]

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Tamar Lawful, Chatham Borough

4 Attachments

Re: OPRA Request Response

Requestor: Ben

Address: N/A

Request: Miscellaneous Request

 

Dear  Ben,

 

In response to your request, please be advised of the following:

 

• Attached, please find  the delinquent water and sewer report  from
2018 to present;
• Attached, please find the delinquent water report from 2018 to
present;
• Attached, please find a list of foreclosed properties within the
Borough;
• Attached, please find delinquent property tax report. Please note,
there are no delinquent reports for 2018, as all accounts were paid in
full.
• Please note there are no record of abandoned or vacant residential
properties besides properties listed on the foreclosed spreadsheet;
• Please note there are no record of condemned properties;
• Please note there are no record of properties for which a Lis Pendens
notice has been filed  or that are currently in probate;
• Please note there are no records of properties that are
absentee-owned, besides the ones listed on the foreclosed spreadsheet;
• Please be advised, your request for properties with code violations,
including the type of violation is a broad request. Please specify an
address. Otherwise, there are no record available that list code
violations including the type of violation; and lastly,
• Please note, there are no record of properties with notices of
abatement.

 

I hope this answers your request.  Should you have any questions or
concerns, kindly contact me at your earliest convenience.

 

Thank you for contacting the Borough of Chatham!

 

 

Tamar Lawful, RMC

Borough Clerk

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Borough of Chatham

54 Fairmount Avenue

Chatham, NJ 07928

Tele: 973-635-0674 Ext. 203

Email: [email address]

 

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