Opra Request
Dear East Orange City,
Under penalty of NJSA 2C:28-3, I certify that:
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, or any other state of the United States.
I, or another person WILL use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding
I am also requesting the documents under common law.
It would be preferable to receive requested documents on this site.
Records requested for the Following Dates: January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026
1. Tax Delinquent
A list of property addresses with delinquent property taxes, including the corresponding outstanding balances.
2. Open Property Liens
A list of property addresses with open property liens, including the outstanding lien amounts.
3. Water / Utility Shut-Offs
A list of property addresses where water service or other utilities were shut off during the date range, including the balance that led to the shut-off.
4. Code Violations
A list of property addresses that received code violations during the date range, including the violation type.
Please limit the list to unresolved or open violations and exclude closed violations.
5. Vacant / Abandoned Properties
A list of residential property addresses classified as vacant or abandoned.
6. Condemned Properties
A list of residential property addresses designated as condemned.
7. Fire Department Emergency Responses
A list of property addresses where the fire department responded to an emergency call during the date range.
Please include complete property addresses for each list.
Please provide each list in a separate Excel or PDF file.
If current data is not available, please provide the most recent version maintained by your office.
This request seeks only existing lists maintained by your office, not individual property files or case-specific documents.
Please provide a confirmation email acknowledging that my OPRA request has been received by your office.
I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your work.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Tapiavala
Goodafternoon Mr. Peter,
We received your OPRA Request, any and all records are too broad and we
cannot answer questions please see New Jersey Open Public Records
Act(N.J.S.A 47:1A-1, et seq.) For the items listed you must povide the
specific address for the requested documents you are requesting for
processing.Please advise. See attached March 2026 VAP list.
Thank you for attention to this matter.
Best Regards,
Justin
Justin R. Brown
Deputy City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
City of East Orange
44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, NJ 07018
973.266.5110
[1]www.eastorange-nj.gov
HONORABLE TED R. GREEN
MAYOR
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Dear Brown, Justin,
Could you please clarify which portion of my request you consider overly broad? I am not seeking individual property files or specific addresses—only an existing list, if such a list is already maintained by your office.
Yours sincerely,
Peter
Mr. Peter,
O sent Vacant and Abandoned list. Every other needs a specific address
with date or date range for process, under OPRA act we do not do research
and any all requires research. Please advise for processing.
Justin R. Brown
Deputy City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
City of East Orange
44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, NJ 07018
973.266.5110
[1]www.eastorange-nj.gov
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HONORABLE TED R. GREEN
MAYOR
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To: Brown, Justin <[East Orange City request email]>
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