Opra Request

Currently waiting for a response from Lakewood Township, they should respond promptly and normally no later than (details).

Dear Lakewood 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 12 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

JustFOIA Notification,

Dear Requestor, 
 
Thank you for submitting a Open Public Records Act Request Form on 08/28/2026.
As such, the Township will respond as soon as possible but no later than seven
(7) business days.
 
Your request reference number is [1]Request Number: OPRA-JF2026-1462 and your
security key is AE152987.
 
Use this information to track the status of your request at any time and to
receive responsive documents through the Township of Lakewood JustFOIA Public
Portal here: [2]https://lakewoodnj.justfoia.com/publicpo...
 
Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our staff
regarding your request.
 
Thank you, 
[3]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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Adrienne Wigert (Lakewood Township, NJ),

The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on
8/28/2026  As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your
request is 9/9/2026.  This response to your request is being provided to you on
the 1st business day after the custodian's receipt of said request.  
 

Please note the Township does not bill for utilities. For utilities information,
please contact the Lakewood Municipal Utilities Authority at
[1]https://www.lakewoodmua.com/

Please be advised the Township does not maintain a fire damage list or a vacant
list. 

The rest of your request is being processed.

 
Thank you, 

[2]Label1

Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled
within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to
challenge the decision by the Township of Lakewood to deny access. At your
option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.  You may contact the GRC by
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.  All
questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.

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Township Clerk, Lakewood Township

For Fire documents you may also contact the Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners
c/o Erin Belfiglio - [email address] at 316 River Avenue, Lakewood,
NJ  Fax #732-370-4878 or phone (732) 364-5151  or the Ocean County Fire Marshall
at (732) 370-7360 Fax #(732) 341-3154.

 

Thank you

 

From: Adrienne Wigert (Lakewood Township, NJ) <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2026 9:40 AM
To: [OPRA #94912 email]
Cc: Township Clerk <[Lakewood Township request email]>
Subject: [External] Township of Lakewood, NJ - Records Request OPRA-JF2026-1462

 

The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on
8/28/2026  As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your
request is 9/9/2026.  This response to your request is being provided to you on
the 1st business day after the custodian's receipt of said request.  

 

Please note the Township does not bill for utilities. For utilities information,
please contact the Lakewood Municipal Utilities Authority at
[1]https://www.lakewoodmua.com/

Please be advised the Township does not maintain a fire damage list or a vacant
list. 

The rest of your request is being processed.

 

Thank you, 

[2]Label1Township of Lakewood, NJ

231 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701

(732) 364 - 2500

 

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If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled
within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to
challenge the decision by the Township of Lakewood to deny access. At your
option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.  You may contact the GRC by
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [3][email address], or at their web site at
[4]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.
 All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed
to the Court Clerk in your County.

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4. http://www.state.nj.us/grc