Opra Request

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Dear Fort Lee 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 6 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 6 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

Evelyn Rosario, Fort Lee Borough

7 Attachments

Dear Nathan,
Attached find the following documents in response to your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request as outlined in your below.
Records requested:

Tax Delinquent

- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill
for the last 6 months. Please also include in the list or separately a
list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the
property.
Attached find 53 pages (Tax Delinquent Report)responsive to your request.
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 6 months.
Attached find 6 pages (Lien Account Status Report) responsive to your
request.
Fire Damage List

- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received
an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Attached find 6 pages (Fort Lee Fire Department Reports) responsive to
your request. Redactions are pursuant to NJSA 47:1A-1 "Privacy Interest"
Code Violation

- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in
the last 6 months
Attached find a 1 page (Properties in Violation of Building Code) document
responsive to your request.
Vacant List

- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or
abandoned.
Attached find 10 pages responsive to your request.
Your request is now deemed answered and closed.
Sincerely,

Evelyn Rosario, RMC, CMC, MMC

Municipal Clerk

Borough of Fort Lee

309 Main Street

Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024

Telephone No. 201-592-3500 Ext. 1040

Fax No. 201-585-9012

Visit [1]www.fortleenj.org

 

 

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From: Nathan Stallone
<[OPRA #79567 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2025 12:13 PM
To: Evelyn Rosario <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request
This is an External Email

Dear Fort Lee 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 6 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 6 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

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