Opra Request
Dear Mount Olive Township,
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
Hi Nathan,
Please provide clarification if you are looking for residential properties, commercial properties, or both?
Thank you,
Erin Meixsell
Assistant to the Township Clerk
Mount Olive Township
204 Flanders-Drakestown Road
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
973-691-0900 ext. 7290
Good afternoon,
Mount Olive Township is in receipt for your request for records pursuant
to the Open Public Records Act. Due to staffing, the Township requires
additional time to search for and redact records as required by OPRA. The
Township anticipates that records readily identified as responsive to your
request, with any necessary redactions, will be available to you by the
close of business on May 19, 2026. 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 the custodian provided
written response within seven (7) business days and provided a specific
date when records would be ready).
Sincerely,
Erin Meixsell
Assistant to the Township Clerk
Mount Olive Township
204 Flanders-Drakestown Road
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
973-691-0900 ext. 7290
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References
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Good morning,
Please see the below links and attached containing information pertaining to your OPRA request.
https://mtolivetwp.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/...
https://mtolivetwp.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/...
Personal Identifiers have been redacted (N.J.S.A. 47:1A)
Due to Health Department staffing, the Township requires additional time to search for and redact records as required by OPRA. The Township anticipates that records readily identified as responsive to your request, with any necessary redactions, will be available to you by the close of business on June 19, 2026. 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 the custodian provided written response within seven (7) business days and provided a specific date when records would be ready).
Sincerely,
Erin Meixsell
Assistant to the Township Clerk
Mount Olive Township
204 Flanders-Drakestown Road
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
973-691-0900 ext. 7290
Good afternoon,
Please see the attached information as requested to complete your OPRA request.
Thank you,
Erin Meixsell
Assistant to the Township Clerk
Mount Olive Township
204 Flanders-Drakestown Road
Budd Lake, NJ 07828
973-691-0900 ext. 7290