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 Monday,
March 31, 2025. 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-JF2025-479 and
your security key is AA404E84.
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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Dear Requestor,
Regarding your request for "A list of all property addresses that the fire
department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.", 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.
The remainder of your request is currently being processed. You will
receive a response as soon as possible but no later than fourteen (14)
business days as you have indicated that this request is for commercial
purposes.
Thank you,
[1]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey 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 [email address], or at
their web site at 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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Additionally, regarding your request for "- 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." for utilities information, please contact
the Lakewood Municipal Utilities Authority at
[1]https://www.lakewoodmua.com/
On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 10:48 am, Kim Potter (Lakewood Township, NJ)
wrote:
Dear Requestor,
Regarding your request for "A list of all property addresses that the fire
department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.", 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.
The remainder of your request is currently being processed. You will
receive a response as soon as possible but no later than fourteen (14)
business days as you have indicated that this request is for commercial
purposes.
Thank you,
[2]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
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If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
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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 [email address], or at
their web site at 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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Dear Requestor,
The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on Monday, March 31, 2025. As you had indicated that this request
is for commercial purposes, the fourteen (14) business day deadline to
respond to your request is Monday, April 21, 2025. This response to your
request is being provided to you on the 12th 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. Property Maintenance Report
2. Reedemed Liens Report
3. Delinquest Liens Report
4. Violations Report
Please click on the request link here: [1]Request Number: OPRA-JF2025-479
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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