Opra Request
Dear Morris 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
Morris Township
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2025-00026
Date Entered: 1/14/2025 10:59:00 AM
Dear nathan stallone,
Your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) has been Fulfilled on 01/14/2025.
The request sought access to the following records:
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.
Department Response:
See the attached delinquent file.
See the attached lien file. This file will indicate if the lien was for
water, sewer or tax.
For all other water related information, please call SMCMUA at
973-326-6880
The health department has attached property maintenance violations for
this record request
Fulfilled Reasons:
“Redactions have been made to property owner’s names as pursuant to NJSA
47:1B-1”
The records are being transmitted to you via . Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is $0.00.
Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Morris Township
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Please download these attachments from the links below:
• [1]341beea6-d2025245320_violations__1.14.25_REDACTED.pdf
• [2]341beea6-d2025294718_FW__OPRA_request_-_Opra_Request.msg
• [3]341beea6-d2025045454_Fire_Department_Responses_Last_90_Days.pdf
• [4]341beea6-d2025592176_FORECLOSURES_Current.pdf
• [5]341beea6-d2025192521_6-24-1-25_property_maintenace.docx
• [6]341beea6-d2025341875_Opra_Lien_Status_Report.xlsx
• [7]341beea6-d2025343756_Opra_Delinquent_File.xlsx
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Dear Morris Township,
Hi, Thank you so much for the response but I can't open the 6th and 7th attachment that you've send. Can you help me with this?
Yours faithfully,
Nathan
Hi Nathan,
Please find attached records you could not open.
Regards,
Suzanne V. Walsh RMC, CMR
Township Clerk
Township of Morris
50 Woodland Ave, P.O. Box 7603
Convent Station, NJ 07961
973-326-7430 Clerk’s Office