Good Morning,
The Borough of Chatham (“Borough”) records custodian is in receipt of your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”)
submitted on May 21, 2025. Your Request seeks the following records:

*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.

Pursuant to the law governing OPRA, the OPRA request form “shall include
space for a requestor to certify whether the government record will be
used by that requestor or another person for a commercial purpose, and the
requestor shall be required to provide this information for the request to
be fulfilled.” The statute also provides that “[i]f a letter or an email
from a requestor does not include all of the information required on the
adopted form, the custodian may deny the record request.”
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(f). Please note that OPRA further provides – “A party to
a legal proceeding may not request a government record if the record
sought is the subject of a court order, including a pending discovery
request, and a custodian shall not be required to complete such a request.
The requestor shall be required to certify whether the government record
is being sought in connection with a legal proceeding and identify the
proceeding for the request to be fulfilled.”  N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g).

            Kindly provide your responses to the following:

1.      Have you been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws
of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States?

2.      Are you, or another person, using the requested government records
for a commercial purpose?

3.      Are you seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding?

Please note that the response deadline will not commence until we are in
receipt of your answers. We enclose a copy of the Borough’s OPRA request
form for your future use.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Hillary Singer
Assistant to the Municipal Clerk
Chatham Borough
p. 973.635.0674 ext. 210

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From: M. Salem <[OPRA #76400 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 6:58 AM
To: clerk <[Chatham Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request—Certificates
 
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Dear Chatham Borough,

*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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We are in receipt of your request dated:  May 22nd. 
Hillary Singer
Assistant to the Municipal Clerk
Chatham Borough
p. 973.635.0674 ext. 210

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From: M. Salem <[OPRA #76400 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 5:52 PM
To: Hillary Singer <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - OPRA Request—Certificates
 
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Dear Hillary Singer,

I apologize for not including the required disclosures in my original
request.

1. I have not been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

2. I intend to use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.

3. I am not seeking these records in connection with a legal proceeding.

4. I am not requesting these records under common law.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Salem

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Good afternoon,
In response to your OPRA request for Certificates of Occupancy,
Certificates of Continued Occupancy, Certificates of Approval and
Certificates of Compliance, limited to commercial properties or spaces for
the prior 60 days, know that a search was conducted and no records were
found. 
Should you have any questions, please let me know. Your request is now
considered completed and closed.
Best,
Hillary Singer
Assistant to the Municipal Clerk
Chatham Borough
p. 973.635.0674 ext. 210

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From: M. Salem <[OPRA #76400 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 5:52 PM
To: Hillary Singer <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - OPRA Request—Certificates
 
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Dear Hillary Singer,

I apologize for not including the required disclosures in my original
request.

1. I have not been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

2. I intend to use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.

3. I am not seeking these records in connection with a legal proceeding.

4. I am not requesting these records under common law.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Salem

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