Dear North Caldwell Borough,

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

Tami Michelotti, North Caldwell Borough

Good Morning,
With regard to part 3 of your OPRA request, please clarify if you wish to
obtain records of utility shut-offs due to non-payment or shut-off
reqeusts due to construction/demolition.
Thank you,
Tami Michelotti, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk, Registrar of Vital Statistics
Deputy Borough Administrator
Zoning Board of Adjustment Secretary
Borough of North Caldwell
141 Gould Avenue
North Caldwell, NJ 07006
[1][email address]
(973) 228-6410 x-100
(973) 228-2914 (fax)

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Dear Tami Michelotti,

Thank you for your message. To clarify, I am requesting records of utility shut-offs due to non-payment.
Please let me know if any additional information is needed.

Yours sincerely,

Peter

Tami Michelotti, North Caldwell Borough

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Good Afternoon,
The OPRA request submitted on April 20, 2026 was received in the office of
the Borough Clerk the same day.  In fulfillment of your request, please
find the responses and responsive records from January 1, 2026 through
March 31, 2026 as indicated below:
1.  Please find responsive records attached "Tapiavala OPRA - delinquent
taxes.pdf"
2.  Please find responsive records attached "Tapiavala OPRA - Tax
liens.pdf"
3.  No records were found.
4.  No records were found.
5.  No records were found.
6.  No records were found.
7.  Please find responsive records attached "NCFD Responses 1-1-26 -
3-31-26.pdf"
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Tami Michelotti, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk, Registrar of Vital Statistics
Deputy Borough Administrator
Zoning Board of Adjustment Secretary
Borough of North Caldwell
141 Gould Avenue
North Caldwell, NJ 07006
[1][email address]
(973) 228-6410 x-100
(973) 228-2914 (fax)

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Dear Tami Michelotti,

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

Yours sincerely,

Peter

Tami Michelotti, North Caldwell Borough

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Peter - I just received additional records in response to your request
regarding part 4 Code Violations.  Please find 3 records attached to this
email.  Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Tami Michelotti, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk, Registrar of Vital Statistics
Deputy Borough Administrator
Zoning Board of Adjustment Secretary
Borough of North Caldwell
141 Gould Avenue
North Caldwell, NJ 07006
[1][email address]
(973) 228-6410 x-100
(973) 228-2914 (fax)

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