OPRA Request – Outstanding Tax Sale Certificates from 2023 through 2025 that have not been redeemed.

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Dear Dunellen Borough,

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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.), I respectfully request access to records maintained by the Tax Collector’s Office reflecting all tax sale certificates sold between January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 that remain unredeemed as of the date this request is fulfilled.

For each certificate, please include the property address, block and lot, certificate number, sale date, purchaser name, and original lien amount, if available.

If maintained by your office, please also provide any report, list, or record identifying tax sale certificates that are currently outstanding or unredeemed.

I request that these records be provided in electronic format (Excel, CSV, or searchable PDF) if available.

If any portion of this request is denied, please cite the specific statutory exemption under OPRA supporting the denial.

Thank you for your assistance.
Nakia Thomas

Lauren Staats, Dunellen Borough

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On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM Nakia Thomas
<[1][OPRA #89665 email]> wrote:

Dear Dunellen Borough,

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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et
seq.), I respectfully request access to records maintained by the Tax
Collector’s Office reflecting all tax sale certificates sold between
January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 that remain unredeemed as of
the date this request is fulfilled.

For each certificate, please include the property address, block and
lot, certificate number, sale date, purchaser name, and original lien
amount, if available.

If maintained by your office, please also provide any report, list, or
record identifying tax sale certificates that are currently outstanding
or unredeemed.

I request that these records be provided in electronic format (Excel,
CSV, or searchable PDF) if available.

If any portion of this request is denied, please cite the specific
statutory exemption under OPRA supporting the denial.

Thank you for your assistance.
Nakia Thomas

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[2][OPRA #89665 email]

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For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180,
New Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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Lauren Staats, Dunellen Borough

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Nakia,
Attached please find the reponse to your request.
On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM Nakia Thomas
<[OPRA #89665 email]> wrote:

Dear Dunellen Borough,

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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et
seq.), I respectfully request access to records maintained by the Tax
Collector’s Office reflecting all tax sale certificates sold between
January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 that remain unredeemed as of
the date this request is fulfilled.

For each certificate, please include the property address, block and
lot, certificate number, sale date, purchaser name, and original lien
amount, if available.

If maintained by your office, please also provide any report, list, or
record identifying tax sale certificates that are currently outstanding
or unredeemed.

I request that these records be provided in electronic format (Excel,
CSV, or searchable PDF) if available.

If any portion of this request is denied, please cite the specific
statutory exemption under OPRA supporting the denial.

Thank you for your assistance.
Nakia Thomas

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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[1][OPRA #89665 email]

Is [2][Dunellen Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Dunellen Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
[3]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published
on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[4]https://opramachine.com/help/officers

View this OPRA request & responses online:
[5]https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses
will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your
web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to
New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180,
New Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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2. mailto:[Dunellen Borough request email]
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