Dear Passaic 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

Cristal Montiel, Passaic City

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Good Afternoon,

Below find the response to your OPRA request.

Attached find the reports from Tax Collector.

Division of Housing has attached a copy of a violation log from January 1, 2026 to March 1, 2026 for open code violations issued by this department.

Attached find the reports from the Fire Department.

The Building Department does not have requested information.

The following properties are register as vacant:

 180 Lafayette Ave Unit 5H
 412-432 Broad Unit 32B

Abandoned Properties:

 162 Van Buren St
 334 Brook Ave
 285 Aycrigg Ave Apt 9A

OPRA No 873 is complete.

Thank you

Cristal Montiel
City Clerk Office
330 Passaic St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
Telephone: (973)365-5584 ext 5802
[email address]

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Dear Cristal Montiel,
Thank you for providing the file I requested — I really appreciate it.
Yours sincerely,

Peter