OPRA Request
Dear Lakewood Township,
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 use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property.
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens
- A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 12 months.
Fire Damage List
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be 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,
Nathan
Dear Requestor,
Thank you for submitting a Open Public Records Act Request Form on
Tuesday, November 26, 2024. As such, the Township will respond as soon as
possible but no later than seven (7) business days.
Your request reference number is [1]Request Number: OPRA-JF2024-1092 and
your security key is F5C62AC0.
Use this information to track the status of your request at any time and
to receive responsive documents through the Township of Lakewood JustFOIA
Public Portal here:
[2]https://lakewoodnj.justfoia.com/publicpo...
Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our
staff regarding your request.
Thank you,
[3]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
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For water shut off/utility liens, please contact the Lakewood Municipal
Utilities Authority at [1]https://www.lakewoodmua.com/
For Fire documents please contact the Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners
c/o Erin Belfiglio - [email address] at 316 River Avenue,
Lakewood, NJ Fax #732-370-4878 or phone (732) 364-5151 or the Ocean
County Fire Marshall at (732) 370-7360 Fax #(732) 341-3154.
Please be advised, the township doesn't make or maintain a list of
vacant/abandoned properties. As such, there are no records responsive to
your request.
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Dear Kim Potter (Lakewood Township, NJ),
Hi Kim, are you able to reach out to them and request the docs?
Yours sincerely,
Nathan
Dear Requestor,
The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business
day deadline to respond to your request is Monday, December 9, 2024. This
response to your request is being provided to you on the 5th business day
after the custodian's receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
"Records requested: Tax Delinquent - A list of all property addresses that
have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also
include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax
bill was liened against the property. Water Shut Off / Utility Liens - A
list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened
against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the
water shut off at any point in the last 12 months. Fire Damage List - A
list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an
emergency call to in the last 90 days. Code Violation - A list of property
addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Vacant List - A list of all properties that the city deems to be 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, Nathan"
The following records being provided are responsive to your request.
1. Code Violations Report
2. Tax Liens Report
3. Tax Delinquent Report
Please click on the request link here: [1]Request Number: OPRA-JF2024-1092
to download any responsive documents that may have been released to you.
The table attached identifies the redacted records being denied in whole
or in part as well as the legal basis for each denial, as is required by
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.
This deems your request complete.
Thank you,
[2]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
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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 Township of Lakewood 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 [3][email address], or
at their web site at [4]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.
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