Opra Request
Dear Tenafly 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.
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
Good afternoon-
We received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on January 30,
which requested “Tax delinquent Lists for the last 12 months, water
shutoff and utility Liens for the last 6 months, fire damage list in the
last 90 days, code violations for the last 6 months, and a vacant list of
properties deemed currently vacant or abandoned.” According to the Fire
Dept there was fire damage on 93 Norman Place. Please see records
responsive to your request from the Finance Dept and Building Dept. Your
request is now deemed complete.
This record is being transmitted to you via e-mail, as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., there is no cost associated with this
request as it is being transmitted electronically.
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 Borough of Tenafly 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 [1][email address], or at
their web site at [2]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.
Regards-
Jeanne
Jeanne Puentes
Assistant Borough Clerk
Borough of Tenafly
100 Riveredge Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670
201.568.6100 ext. 5542
*Please be advised that my new email address is [email address]
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