OPRA on Property For Sale - Franklin Lakes NJ
Dear Franklin Lakes Borough,
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:
Agent for 947 Franklin Lake Rd Franklin Lakes NJ - Block# 2201.6 Lot# 1
Requesting record of this property from 1970 to present.
1 - Records of property ever being heated by oil. If yes, requesting records of any oil tanks being removed from above or underground from this property.
2 - Records of any open or closed permits taken from this property for electrical, plumbing, roof, siding, driveway, furnace, water heater, central air, pool, any structural and/or construction done in the property.
3 - Records of the property ever being a site of hazardous materials.
4 - Records of any easements, encroachments, or other agreements on file with the town.
5 - If the property is in a flood zone or wetlands protected area.
6 - Records of any granted tax appeals.
7 - Confirmation that this property is serviced by public sewer and water.
8 - Records that this property has a decommissioned cesspools or septic system.
Thank you.
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,
Carla C Ribeiro
Carla,
Your request was received on 3/16/2026 and assigned to the following
department(s) for response: Board of Health, Building_Department,
Engineering_Planning___Zoning, Tax_Assessor, Property_Maintenance
· The property record card for this property can be found here:
[1]https://www.msnj.us/ctb/02/cgi/inq/prc.c...
· Wetlands information can be found on the Borough website at
[2]https://www.franklinlakes.org/index.asp?...
In accordance with OPRA, custodians generally have seven (7) business days
to respond to your request. A response will be provided within the
statutory timeframe.
Questions may be directed to the Borough Clerk's Office at 201-891-4000
x1200 or via email to [3][email address].
Additional information may be found
at [4]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000 x1202
Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
The Board of Health files you requested are available for your review in
the Municipal Clerk’s office.
They will be held for you for two weeks and will then be refiled.
The Clerk’s office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays and can be
contacted directly at 201-891-4000 x1200.
Nancy Yarish
Registrar of Vital Statistics/Secretary to the Board of Health
Borough of Franklin Lakes
201-891-4000, Ext. 1209
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Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
References
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Hi Carla,
Regarding your OPRA request, the Property Maintenance Department does not
have anything on file for this address.
This completes your request. Please contact [1][email address] if
you have any questions.
[2]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by
law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the responding agency
to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding
in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the
Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access
Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court
should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding
the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can directed to the GRC
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [3][email address], or at their web site
at [4]www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can answer general inquiries about
OPRA.
Erica Davenport
Assistant to the Borough Clerk
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Phone: 201-891-4000 ext. 1200
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Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
3. mailto:[email address]
4. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
Dear Sir or Madam,
Pursuant to your OPRA, please find the requested information below.
Engineering, Planning and Zoning Boards do not have information on this
request.
This information is from Engineering, Planning, Zoning. Other departments
may reply under separate email.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the
information provided below.
Thank you!
Regards,
Jamie Moskal
Construction Assistant
201-891-4000 x1212
Fax-201-847-1361
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Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
From: Borough Clerk
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2026 4:33 PM
To: Registrar / Board of Health Secretary <[email address]>;
Construction Assistant <[email address]>; QOL Enforcement
Officer <[email address]>; Technical Assistant
<[email address]>; Administrative Assistant to the Construction
Department <[email address]>; Construction Assistant
<[email address]>; Tax Assessor <[email address]>
Cc: OPRA <[email address]>; Sanitary Engineer
<[email address]>; Assistant to Administrator
<[email address]>
Subject: FW: ORPA 2026-03-16 Ribeiro, Carla - 947 Franklin Lake Rd
Please see OPRA request below. It’s been snapshot to Laserfiche.
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000 x1202
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Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
From: Borough Clerk
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2026 4:28 PM
To: '[OPRA #88409 email]'
<[3][OPRA #88409 email]>
Subject: ORPA 2026-03-16 Ribeiro, Carla - 947 Franklin Lake Rd
Carla,
Your request was received on 3/16/2026 and assigned to the following
department(s) for response: Board of Health, Building_Department,
Engineering_Planning___Zoning, Tax_Assessor, Property_Maintenance
· The property record card for this property can be found here:
[4]https://www.msnj.us/ctb/02/cgi/inq/prc.c...
· Wetlands information can be found on the Borough website at
[5]https://www.franklinlakes.org/index.asp?...
In accordance with OPRA, custodians generally have seven (7) business days
to respond to your request. A response will be provided within the
statutory timeframe.
Questions may be directed to the Borough Clerk's Office at 201-891-4000
x1200 or via email to [6][email address].
Additional information may be found
at [7]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000 x1202
Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
Carla,
The attached records from the Building Department were found to be
responsive to your OPRA request. Property Maintenance does not have
anything responsive on file.
Per NJSA 47:1A-1.1 certain personal identifying information, including
personal email addresses, telephone numbers, is exempt; and therefore,
have been redacted from pages 1-5 of the second attachment. Should you
require anythiing further, please let us know.
This completes your request. Please contact [1][email address] if
you have any questions.
[2]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by
law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the responding agency
to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding
in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the
Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access
Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court
should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding
the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can directed to the GRC
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [3][email address], or at their web site
at [4]www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can answer general inquiries about
OPRA.
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000, Ext. 1202
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Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
From: Borough Clerk
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2026 4:28 PM
To: '[OPRA #88409 email]'
<[6][OPRA #88409 email]>
Subject: ORPA 2026-03-16 Ribeiro, Carla - 947 Franklin Lake Rd
Carla,
Your request was received on 3/16/2026 and assigned to the following
department(s) for response: Board of Health, Building_Department,
Engineering_Planning___Zoning, Tax_Assessor, Property_Maintenance
· The property record card for this property can be found here:
[7]https://www.msnj.us/ctb/02/cgi/inq/prc.c...
· Wetlands information can be found on the Borough website at
[8]https://www.franklinlakes.org/index.asp?...
In accordance with OPRA, custodians generally have seven (7) business days
to respond to your request. A response will be provided within the
statutory timeframe.
Questions may be directed to the Borough Clerk's Office at 201-891-4000
x1200 or via email to [9][email address].
Additional information may be found
at [10]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000 x1202
Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.