Opra Request
Dear Town of Dover,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property.
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens
- A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 10 months.
Fire Damage List
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Nathan
Good Evening,
You submitted an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request Form to the Town of Dover which was received by the Municipal Clerk on 4/30/2026. Pursuant to the Act, the Town has 7 business days, beginning the day after receipt of the request by the Records Custodian, within which to respond. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 5/11/2026. Please accept this email as the Town’s response to your request.
Your request sought access to the following:
Tax Delinquent-A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months.
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens-A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 10 months.
Fire Damage List-A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Code Violation-A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months.
Vacant List-A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
Please be advised, your request requires an additional extension beyond the seven (7) business days to fulfill, as I am still waiting for the responsive records from the respective departments. See Scheeler v. N.J. Dep’t of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (Feb. 2016) (validating extension under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g) and N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i) where custodian provided written response within seven (7) business days and provided specific date when records would be ready). The Town anticipates that records readily identified as responsive to your request, with any necessary redactions, will be available to you by close of business on Friday, May 22, 2026. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Thank you,
Tara M. Pettoni, RMC, CPM, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Town of Dover
37 North Sussex Street
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 366-2200 ext. 1128
Good Afternoon,
You submitted an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request Form to the Town of Dover which was received by the Municipal Clerk on 4/30/2026. Pursuant to the Act, the Town has 7 business days, beginning the day after receipt of the request by the Records Custodian, within which to respond. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request was 5/11/2026. An extension was requested until 5/22/2026. Please accept this email as the Town’s response to your request.
Your request sought access to the following:
Tax Delinquent-A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months.
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens-A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 10 months.
Fire Damage List-A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Code Violation-A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months.
Vacant List-A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
Attached, please find the records that to the best of my knowledge are believed to be responsive to your request.
There are no other records responsive to your OPRA Request. This request is now deemed complete and closed.
Thank you,
Tara M. Pettoni, RMC, CPM, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Town of Dover
37 North Sussex Street
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 366-2200 ext. 1128