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

Grace Schweitzer, Princeton Township

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Hi Peter,

You aren't required to fill out the official Opra form, but we need the three questions below answered:

1. I HAVE / HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States;
2. I, or another person, purpose; WILL / WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
3. I AM / AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

For your convenience I attached the Opra form.

Thank you

Graceann Schweitzer-Gatto
Administrative Assistant
Municipality of Princeton
400 Witherspoon Street | Princeton, NJ
08540
[email address]
Phone: 609-924-5704
Fax: 609-688-2031

OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT NOTICE
E-mails exchanged with
Princeton officials and/or employees are public records that may be subject to disclosure
under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.SA. 47:1A-1 et
seq. Although there are several exceptions to OPRA’s disclosure
requirements, there should be no expectation that the contents of the e-mails
or their attachments will remain private.

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Dear Grace Schweitzer,
Under penalty of NJSA 2C:28-3, I certify that:

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, or any other state of the United States.
I, or another person WILL use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Thank you for this information, have a wonderful day!

Best Regards,
Peter

Grace Schweitzer, Princeton Township

Received & submitted for processing.

You too!

Thank you,

Graceann Schweitzer-Gatto
Administrative Assistant
Municipality of Princeton
400 Witherspoon Street | Princeton, NJ
08540
[email address]
Phone: 609-924-5704
Fax: 609-688-2031

OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT NOTICE
E-mails exchanged with
Princeton officials and/or employees are public records that may be subject to disclosure
under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.SA. 47:1A-1 et
seq. Although there are several exceptions to OPRA's disclosure
requirements, there should be no expectation that the contents of the e-mails
or their attachments will remain private.

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Princeton, NJ OPRA,

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Thank you for registering with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).
 
Your Login ID is: [OPRA #70216 email]
 
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Princeton, NJ OPRA,

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Dear Peter:

Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was
received in this office on 1/6/2025 and given the reference number
G000018-010625 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: 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

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the
information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated
with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability
and/or provided with copies of the records in question.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll
receive an email when your request has been completed.
 
Princeton, NJ
 

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Princeton NJ OPRA,

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RE: Open Public Records Request Act of January 06, 2025, Reference #
G000018-010625

Dear Peter,

Princeton, NJ received a public records request from you on January 06,
2025. Your request mentioned:

1. Tax Delinquent-attached
A list of property addresses that have delinquent property taxes. This
list needs to include amounts of balances owed.
2. Open Property Liens-attached
A list of property addresses that open Property Liens. This list needs to
include open Liens amounts.
3. Water/ Utility Shut Off-no responsive records.  Please contact NJ
American Water and PSE&G for assistance.
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-no responsive records
A list of all residential property addresses that are currently vacant or
abandoned.
6. Condemned Properties-no responsive records
A list of all residential property addresses that are condemned.
7. Fire Damage List-attached
A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an
emergency call on the dates mentioned above

Princeton, NJ has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to
your request. Please log in to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) at the
following link to retrieve the responsive records.

[1]Open Public Records Request Act - G000018-010625

This completes your request. For questions or additional information,
please reply to this email.

Sincerely,

Municipality of Princeton
Office of the Clerk

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