Dear Old Tappan 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

Jean Donch, Old Tappan Borough

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Good afternoon

 

Please see attached from the Fire Dept in regard to item #7

 

I will be sending the other department’s responses in separate emails.

 

Jean M. Donch, RMC

Borough Clerk

Borough of Old Tappan

227 Old Tappan Road

Old Tappan, NJ 07675

201-664-1849 x11

201-664-3543 Fax

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From: Old Tappan Fire Chief <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 3:07 PM
To: Jean Donch <[email address]>; Old Tappan Building Dept
<[email address]>; Evelyn E. Scott Tax Collector
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Opra Request

 

Hi Jean,

 

Attached, please find the FD's portion of the OPRA request.

 

Charles "Chazz" Anders

Chief of Department

Old Tappan Fire Department

231 Old Tappan Rd

Old Tappan, NJ 07675

[2][email address]

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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter <[3][OPRA #90256 email]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 3:06 PM
To: Jean Donch <[4][email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request

CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise
caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from
unknown senders.

Dear Old Tappan 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

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Jean Donch, Old Tappan Borough

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Please see below email and attached from the Tax Collector in regard to items 1, 2 & 3

Jean M. Donch, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Old Tappan
227 Old Tappan Road
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
201-664-1849 x11
201-664-3543 Fax
[email address]

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-----Original Message-----
From: Evelyn E. Scott Tax Collector <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 11:00 AM
To: Jean Donch <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Opra Request

Jean,

Please see attached items #1 & #2.

#3 Water / Utility Shut-Offs:
For utility delinquencies, Borough sells outstanding balances at annual Tax Sale process to protentional bidders.
The Borough of Old Tappan is the not provider of water service and therefore does not bill or shut-off supply.

Thank you,

Evelyn E. Scott, CTC, CMR
Tax Collector

Borough of Old Tappan
227 Old Tappan Rd
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
201-664-1849 (ext 16)

Pay property taxes and sewer online! https://www.oldtappan.net/

Click here to sign up for Direct Withdrawal

CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in or with this transmission is from the Borough of Old Tappan. It is confidential and privileged and it is exclusively for the person named as the addressee. No other person is permitted to obtain, read, use, copy, print, distributre, or dismante all or any part of this transmission or the information contained in or with it. If you have received transmission in error, please notify the Borough of Old Tappan immediately by telephone call, e-mail or witherwise, delete all electronic record of the tansmission and estroy all prints or copies of the information.

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter <[OPRA #90256 email]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 3:06 PM
To: Jean Donch <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request

CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders.

Dear Old Tappan 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

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:

[OPRA #90256 email]

Is [Old Tappan Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Old Tappan Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:

https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

https://opramachine.com/help/officers

View this OPRA request & responses online:

https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.

For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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Jean Donch, Old Tappan Borough

Please see below email from the Building Dept

This now completes your request

Have a good day

Jean M. Donch, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Old Tappan
227 Old Tappan Road
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
201-664-1849 x11
201-664-3543 Fax
[email address]

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Notice:  You are advised that this e-mail, all responses to this e-mail, and all e-mail sent to the e-mail address above, including all attachments, will constitute "public records" obtainable by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).  There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Old Tappan Building Dept <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 3:32 PM
To: Jean Donch <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Opra Request

For the below we do not have any code violations, vacant property or condemned properties.

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.

Jennifer Boehm
Technical Assistant-Construction Office
Land Use Secretary-Planning Board
Borough of Old Tappan
201-664-1849 ext. 19/22
[email address]
[email address]
[email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter <[OPRA #90256 email]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 3:06 PM
To: Jean Donch <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request

CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders.

Dear Old Tappan 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

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:

[OPRA #90256 email]

Is [Old Tappan Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Old Tappan Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:

https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

https://opramachine.com/help/officers

View this OPRA request & responses online:

https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.

For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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Dear Jean Donch,

Thank you for sending over the files. I truly appreciate your time and assistance in providing these.

Yours sincerely,

Peter