The attached records from the Tax Collector and Fire Department were found to be responsive to your OPRA request.  A response is pending from the Building Department and Property Maintenance. 

Please address any questions or concerns to [email address]

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the responding agency to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can directed to the GRC toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can answer general inquiries about OPRA.

Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000, Ext. 1202

Note:  You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail, including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).  There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Stallone [mailto:[OPRA #76036 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 1:41 PM
To: Borough Clerk <[Franklin Lakes Borough request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Opra Request

Dear Franklin Lakes Borough,

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.

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
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #76036 email]

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

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

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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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Nathan,

 

The attached records from the Building Department and Property Maintenance
were found to be responsive to your OPRA request.  Responses from the Tax
Collector and Fire Department were sent on 5/19/25.

 

This completes your request.  Please contact [1][email address] if
you have any questions.

 

Should you require additional documents, please visit
[2]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...

 

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by
law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the responding agency
to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding
in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the
Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access
Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court
should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding
the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can directed to the GRC
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can answer general inquiries about OPRA.

 

Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR

Borough Clerk

Deputy Registrar

Borough of Franklin Lakes

480 DeKorte Drive

Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417

201-891-4000, Ext. 1202

                               

Note:  You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA).  There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Stallone
[mailto:[OPRA #76036 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 1:41 PM
To: Borough Clerk <[Franklin Lakes Borough request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Opra Request

 

Dear Franklin Lakes Borough,

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

[3][OPRA #76036 email]

 

 

 

Is [4][Franklin Lakes Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Franklin Lakes Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:

 

[5]https://url.emailprotection.link/?bvTZIw...

 

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

 

[6]https://url.emailprotection.link/?bkJtic...

 

 

 

View this OPRA request & responses online:

 

[7]https://url.emailprotection.link/?bLzvdE...

 

 

 

 

 

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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