Dear Freehold Township,

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

Romano, Shelly, Freehold Township

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Good afternoon,

Please see the following responses pertaining to the attached OPRA request:

#1 On behalf of the Tax Collector please see the attached delinquent tax report
#2 On behalf of the Tax Collector please see the open liens report attached
#3 On behalf of the Tax Collector please see the attached disconnected properties list. There were no disconnections due to non-payment. The Utilities Department does not have any responsive records to report.
#4 On behalf of the Tax Collector there were no code violations due to lawn maintenance
#4 On behalf of the Construction Department please see the attached code enforcement complaint report
#5 On behalf of the Clerk's Office Please be advised that while the Township does not maintain a Vacant Property Registration List, an ordinance (see below links) exists which requires that an out-of-state creditor notify the Township’s Clerks Office of an in-state representative as outlined in T.O. 245-24.

Chapter 245: Property Maintenance
§ 245-23 Duty of creditors.
http://www.ecode360.com/29528275

Chapter 245: Property Maintenance
§ 245-24 Representatives for out-of-state creditors.
http://www.ecode360.com/29528276

Chapter 245: Property Maintenance
§ 245-26 Violations and penalties.
http://www.ecode360.com/29528278

#6 No responsive records exist
#7 On behalf of the Fire Bureau no responsive records exist. Please contact the fire districts for the requested information

Best regards,

Shelly Romano, CMR
Deputy Clerk
Freehold Township
1 Municipal Plaza
Freehold, NJ 07728

Office: (732) 294-2014
Fax: (732) 462-7910
[email address]
http://www.twp.freehold.nj.us

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Dear Freehold Township,

Thank you for providing the file I requested — I really appreciate it.

Yours faithfully,

Peter