Opra Record Request
Dear Lindenwold 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:
Tax Delinquent Properties:
A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill in the past 12 months.
Water Shut-Off / Utility Liens:
A list of properties where water service has been shut off at any point in the last 30 days.
Code Violations:
A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 30 days.
Vacant or Abandoned Properties:
A list of all properties that the city deems currently vacant or abandoned.
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,
Ray Temprano
Mr. Temprano,
This is in response to your record request that was received on February 21 and being returned on the first business day.
Delinquent Tax List - see attached
Water Shut-Off - must contact NJ American Water or Aqua Water Company
Code Violations - No such list exist (you must provide us with specific property addresses in order to obtain this information)
Vacant Properties - see attached
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 Lindenwold 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 [email address]<mailto:[email address]>, or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc<http://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.
Clerk
Borough of Lindenwold
856-783-2121