Opra Request
Dear Montclair 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 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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Township of Montclair, NJ Public Records
Your record request #25-2839 has been submitted successfully.
The appropriate Deputy Custodian or their designee will send a written response either
granting access, denying access, seeking clarification, or requesting an extension of time
within the statutorily mandated seven (7) business days.
Commercial Purpose (exception)
Effective September 3, 2024: If the requestor is seeking records for a “commercial purpose” as
defined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, where the response time frame is fourteen (14) business days,
but the custodian shall notify the requestor of the additional time within seven (7) business
days. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i).
Daniel’s Law (exception)
Effective September 3, 2024: If the requestor is seeking records requiring review for
compliance with “Daniel’s Law” (N.J.S.A. 47:1B-1, et seq.), where the response time frame is
fourteen (14) business days, but the custodian shall notify the requestor of the additional
time within seven (7) business days. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i).
As an exception to the typical response time frame, P.L. 2020, c.10, enacted on March 20,
2020, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i) provides that the statutory time frame shall not apply during a
state of emergency, public health emergency, or state of local disaster emergency.
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The due date for your request may be later than usual because the office is closed on:
• December 25: Christmas Day
• December 26: Christmas Weekend
• January 1: New Year's Day
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Township of Montclair, NJ Public Records
A document has been released for record request #25-2839:
• [1]OPRA request - Opra Request.pdf
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Documents have been released for record request #25-2839 along
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Responsive records held in this Department/Office have been
released. Any remaining responsive documents will be provided
by the other Department(s)/Office(s) listed on this Request.
• [1]2025_11_26 - Vacant with Fees (1).pdf
• [2]All code Vios last 6 months from 1-5-2026.pdf
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Township of Montclair, NJ Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request #25-2839:
Good Afternoon,
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7)
business days to fulfill because of staff shortages. OPRA
allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the
requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record
can be made available. If the record is not made available by
that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
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The due date for record request #25-2839 has been changed to:
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A document has been released for record request #25-2839 along
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Good Afternoon,
Please see attached Fire Damage List as requested. Responsive
records held in the Montclair Fire Department have been
released. Any remaining responsive documents will be provided
by the other Department(s)/Office(s) listed on this Request.
Thank you, Montclair Fire Department
• [1]Montclair Fire Department - Fire Damage List -OR
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Record request #25-2839 has been closed. The closure reason
supplied was:
The record you asked for does not exist. Please contact
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