OPRA Request—Certificates

M. Salem made this OPRA request to Verona Township as part of a batch sent to 198 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

Verona Township did not have the information requested.

M. Salem
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Dear Verona Township,

*This request is intended for the Building Department or the appropriate custodian of the requested records. If you are not the correct recipient, please forward this request to the appropriate department or individual that holds these records.

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:

*Certificates of Occupancy
*Certificates of Continued Occupancy
*Certificates of Approval
*Certificates of Compliance
*Please provide records for all submissions made within the last 60 days, limited to commercial properties or spaces, in a spreadsheet or CSV format.

You are the best.

Yours faithfully,

Salem

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Jennifer Kiernan, Verona Township

Good morning.  I, Jennifer Kiernan, the official Records Custodian for the
Township of Verona received your OPRA request today, May 21, 2025 .  As
such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
June 2, 2025. This response to your request is being provided immediately
upon the Custodian’s receipt of said request. 

 

This request is denied. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A et seq., known as the
NJ Open Public Records Act, Records Custodians are not required to conduct
research or create new records in response to an OPRA request.  Simply
put, the the records requested are filed by block and lot, which would
require research of every property within the Township. 

Thank you.

 

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 Verona 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 [1][email address], or
at their web site at [2]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.

Jennifer Kiernan, RMC, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Verona
600 Bloomfield Avenue
Verona, NJ 07044
973.857.4770
[3]Municipal Clerk Webpage

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