Opra Request
Hi,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
A list of properties that currently have delinquent taxes, open property liens, and code violations (including vacant properties). This list should also include amounts of balances owed and the type of violation related to each particular property.
All Request Years 2018 to 2020
Description of Information Requested:
1.Tax Account Delinquent Report
2.Detailed Lien Status Report
3.Residential code enforcement violations currently active and pending that include:
• Residential Structures that are vacant and open to trespass
• Residential Properties with grass or weeds in excess of the city’s height limit
• Residential Structures without a current city certificate of occupancy
• Residential Properties on the cities vacant property registry (if applicable)
Thank you so much for your time,
Corey Beckwith
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request on July 23, 2020 As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is August 5, 2020. This response to your request
is being provided to you on the 4^th business day after the Township’s
receipt of said request.
The following records are being provided in their entirety and are the
ONLY documents in the Township’s possession responsive to your request:
1. From the Township’s Tax and Water Department (51 pages) -
Detailed Lien Account Status Report.
2. From the Township’s Tax and Water Department (107 pages) -
Detailed Tax Account Delinquent Report.
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc.
The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions
regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.
Best regards,
Marcela Vasquez
Clerk Typist
Municipal Clerk's Office
(973) 680 - 4015
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc