Dear Hackensack 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

Deborah Karlsson, Hackensack City

As of October 1, 2025 City Clerk Deborah Karlsson has retired from the
City of Hackensack.

 

We thank her for her 18 years of service to the City of Hackensack and 20+
years of local governement service and wish her the best in her
retirement.

 

Please forward all emails to Deputy City Clerk Allison Saabye at
[email address]

 

Thank you.

 

Taylor O'Brien, Hackensack City

Hello,

Your Open Public Record Act (OPRA) Request has been received by the Hackensack City Clerk’s Office.

As you indicated use for commercial purpose, the City Clerk's Office has fourteen (14) business days (not including holidays and weekends) to respond to the request. 

Thank you,

Taylor O’Brien, R.M.C. (she/her)
City Clerk’s Office
65 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(P): 201-646-3940
(F): 201-457-1466
[email address]

** ALL OPRA REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITED TO [email address] **

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Taylor O'Brien, Hackensack City

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    OPRA Response No.26 815 Tapiavala 1.pdf

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    OPRA Response No.26 815 Tapiavala Building Violations.pdf

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    OPRA Response No.26 815 Tapiavala DLQ LIST.pdf

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    OPRA Response No.26 815 Tapiavala OPEN LIENS.pdf

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Hello,

Please see the attached
response for your OPRA Request (ref. no. 26-815)

Thank you,

Taylor O’Brien, R.M.C. (she/her)
City Clerk’s Office
65 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(P): 201-646-3940
(F): 201-457-1466
[email address]

** ALL OPRA REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITED TO [email address] **

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Dear Taylor O'Brien,

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

Yours sincerely,

Peter