Good afternoon,
In reference to the request below your request is denied as it fails to either utilize the form established by the Government Records Council, or provide all information required in that form. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5 provides that “A request shall be submitted by a requestor in the form adopted by the custodian and the custodian may deny a request that is incomplete, except that a requestor indicating the request is being submitted anonymously shall not be grounds for denial. A completed form adopted by the custodian, a letter, or 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.” A copy of the form is attached for your use or please visit Freehold Township’s website noted below, click on the “Open Public Records Access (OPRA) Form (PDF)” input the required information on the fillable form along with the specifics of your request and then click on the clerk’s email at the top of the form to send. In accordance to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 records will be processed in 7 business days from the receipt of the request.

https://www.twp.freehold.nj.us/191/Open-...

Thank you,

Shelly Romano, CMR
Deputy Clerk
Freehold Township
1 Municipal Plaza
Freehold, NJ 07728

Office: (732) 294-2014
Fax: (732) 462-7910
[email address]
http://www.twp.freehold.nj.us

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From: Peter <[OPRA #70194 email]>
Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2025 2:54 PM
To: Clerk <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request

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To whom it may concern,

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.

Records requested for the Following Dates: July 01, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Tax Delinquent

A list of property addresses that have delinquent property taxes. This list needs to include amounts of balances owed.

2. Open Property Liens

A list of property addresses that open Property Liens. This list needs to include open Liens amounts.

3. Water/ Utility Shut Off

All property addresses that had any water and any types of utilities shut off. Please include the amount of balance owed.

4. Code Violation

A list of property addresses that have received any code violations including the type of violation. Please only include a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include closed violations).

5. Vacant List/ Abandoned

A list of all residential property addresses that are currently vacant or abandoned.

6. Condemned Properties

A list of all residential property addresses that are condemned.

7. Fire Damage List

A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call on the dates mentioned above

Please include full property addresses for all lists. Please put all lists in separate Excel/PDF files. If up-to-date data is not available, please provide the most recently available information.

I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your work.

Yours truly,

Peter

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:

[OPRA #70194 email]

Is [Freehold Township request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Freehold Township? If so, please contact us using this form:

https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...

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View this OPRA request & responses online:

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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.

For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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Good afternoon,

Please see the attached responsive records pertaining to the OPRA request below as follows:

*On behalf of the Tax Collector please see the attached responsive records (Tax Delinquent Report, Open Tax Liens, Disc Properties)
*On behalf of the Construction Department please see the Code Enforcement Complaints report attached
*No responsive records are housed at the Fire Bureau in reference to item #7, kindly contact the fire department
*No responsive records exist is reference to item #6 Condemned Properties
* Please be advised that while the Township does not maintain a Vacant Property Registration List, an ordinance (see below links) exists which requires that an out-of-state creditor notify the Township’s Clerks Office of an in-state representative as outlined in T.O. 245-24.

Chapter 245: Property Maintenance
§ 245-23 Duty of creditors.
http://www.ecode360.com/29528275

Chapter 245: Property Maintenance
§ 245-24 Representatives for out-of-state creditors.
http://www.ecode360.com/29528276

Chapter 245: Property Maintenance
§ 245-26 Violations and penalties.
http://www.ecode360.com/29528278

Best Regards,

Shelly Romano, CMR
Deputy Clerk
Freehold Township
1 Municipal Plaza
Freehold, NJ 07728

Office: (732) 294-2014
Fax: (732) 462-7910
[email address]
http://www.twp.freehold.nj.us

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter <[OPRA #70194 email]>
Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2025 2:54 PM
To: Clerk <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request

[Some people who received this message don't often get email from [OPRA #70194 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

To whom it may concern,

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.

Records requested for the Following Dates: July 01, 2024 - December 31, 2024

1. Tax Delinquent

A list of property addresses that have delinquent property taxes. This list needs to include amounts of balances owed.

2. Open Property Liens

A list of property addresses that open Property Liens. This list needs to include open Liens amounts.

3. Water/ Utility Shut Off

All property addresses that had any water and any types of utilities shut off. Please include the amount of balance owed.

4. Code Violation

A list of property addresses that have received any code violations including the type of violation. Please only include a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include closed violations).

5. Vacant List/ Abandoned

A list of all residential property addresses that are currently vacant or abandoned.

6. Condemned Properties

A list of all residential property addresses that are condemned.

7. Fire Damage List

A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call on the dates mentioned above

Please include full property addresses for all lists. Please put all lists in separate Excel/PDF files. If up-to-date data is not available, please provide the most recently available information.

I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your work.

Yours truly,

Peter

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:

[OPRA #70194 email]

Is [Freehold Township request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Freehold Township? If so, please contact us using this form:

https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

https://opramachine.com/help/officers

View this OPRA request & responses online:

https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.

For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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