Opra Request
Dear Livingston 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
Good morning,
This comes as a partial response to your OPRA Request. Please see your
responses in bold font.
"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.
This file has been attached to this email.
2. Open Property Liens
A list of property addresses with open property liens, including the
outstanding lien amounts.
This file has been attached to this email.
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.
The Township of Livingston does not keep or maintain a list for water
shut-offs.
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.
The list of UCC violations is attached.
We are currently awaiting a list of property maintenance violations. You
will receive your next response on or before May 19, 2026.
5. Vacant / Abandoned Properties
A list of residential property addresses classified as vacant or
abandoned.
The Township of Livingston does not keep or maintain a list of vacant and
abandoned properties.
6. Condemned Properties
A list of residential property addresses designated as condemned.
The Township of Livingston does not keep or maintain a list of condemned
properties.
7. Fire Department Emergency Responses
A list of property addresses where the fire department responded to an
emergency call during the date range."
The Fire Chief asked if you could clarify what constitutes an "emergency
call" for this portion of the request? For instance, should they include
responses to structure fires, false fire alarms, or other call types?
Please clarify this portion of your request on or before May 19, 2026, or
this portion of the request will be deemed closed.
As these documents are being emailed to you there is no cost for
duplication under the Open Public Records Act.
Sincerely,
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Livingston Township Hall
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Livingston, NJ 07039
P 973-992-5000 ext #5400
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Dear OPRA Responder,
Thank you for providing the file I requested — I really appreciate it. Whenever you have the rest of the documents ready, please feel free to send them along.
Yours sincerely,
Peter
Good morning,
This email comes in response to your OPRA Request, we are still awaiting a
response from Property Maintenance regarding a list of violations.
Therefore, we require an additional extension of 7 business days. You will
receive your next response on or before May 29, 2026
Please also be advised that the portion of your request for Fire
Department Emergency Responses will be closed by the end of today, as
clarification was not given.
Sincerely,
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Office of the Township Clerk
Clerk's Office
Livingston Township Hall
357 S. Livingston Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
P 973-992-5000 ext #5400
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Dear OPRA Responder,
Thank you for your prompt update regarding the status of our request.
Yours sincerely,
Peter
Good afternoon,
I apologize for the delay in response to your request. Please see the
response below from the Property Maintenance Department:
"Open violations written for municipal court appearances between 1
JAN 26 – 3 MAR 26
1. 226 W Northfield Road ( Exxon ) Water Gutter in Back of building
(Brian McShane)"
Sincerely,
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Clerk's Office
Livingston Township Hall
357 S. Livingston Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
P 973-992-5000 ext #5400
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