Opra Request
Dear Rahway 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
This OPRA request has been received on Monday, April 20, 2026. It will be reviewed and processed. A response will be sent within seven (7) business days after the City's custodian of records receives the request.
Please note that a proper OPRA request must identify with reasonable clarity the records desired. OPRA submissions which request all of an agency's documents, seek information (and not records), or ask questions are not proper requests. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005). In addition, record custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA request. You will be notified if your OPRA request requires clarification or is non-conforming.
Please contact this office should you require further guidance.
Sincerely,
OPRA
City of Rahway
Phone: (732) 827-2100
Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
www.CityOfRahway.org
www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municip...
PLEASE READ THIS EMAIL IN ITS ENTIRETY.
This response to your request is being provided on Wednesday, April 29,
2026 pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A.
You requested the following:
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
The attached record and information below were identified as responsive to
your request.
TAX COLLECTOR: Please see the list of delinquent properties and all open
tax liens.
Per the SEWER/ WATER: “After a search of our departmental/office files, no
responsive records were identified.”
Per the TAX ASSESSOR: “After a search of our departmental/office files, no
responsive records were identified.”
PLEASE NOTE:
The City Clerk’s office will not respond to follow-up questions. Questions
should be directed to the department(s) that provided the response;
contact information is listed below.
When contacting the department, please reference the OPRA Request/Response
number.
Property Maintenance 732-827-2199 or
[1][email address]
Tax Collector 732-827-2018 or [2][email address]
Tax Assessor 732-827-2030 or [3][email address]
Fire Prevention 732-827-2133 or
[4][email address]
Veolia (Water/Sewer) 732-388-4720 or [5][email address]
Sincerely,
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Dear Opra,
Thank you for providing the file I requested — I really appreciate it.
Yours sincerely,
Peter