Property Information
Dear Denville Township,
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:
1. A list of all residential vacant land, single family and multi family properties that are delinquent on their taxes, behind 1-3 years from today. Please include balanced owed, address and owner name.
2. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties with code violations on them from the last 3 months today. Address, and owner name provided please.
3. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties that are delinquent on their utilities.
Address , owner name, and balance owed provided please.
4. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties that are flagged abandoned.
5. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties that are fire damaged in the past month.
Yours faithfully,
Anthony Brincat
we have no reports.
James Crothers
Fire Chief
Denville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
2 Indian Road.
Denville, N.J. 07834
973-224-6295
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Good afternoon:
You had submitted an Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request, which was
received by the Records Custodian on April 23 2021. Please accept this
letter as the Custodian’s response pursuant to OPRA.
Your request sought access to the following:
• 1. A list of all residential vacant land, single family and multi
family properties that are delinquent on their taxes, behind 1-3 years
from today. Please include balanced owed, address and owner name.
• 2. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties
with code violations on them from the last 3 months today. Address,
and owner name provided please.
• 3. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties
that are delinquent on their utilities.
• Address , owner name, and balance owed provided please.
• 4. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties
that are flagged abandoned.
• 5. A list of all residential single family and multi family properties
that are fire damaged in the past month.
The Township neither maintains a list containing all the information you
seek nor is able to run an electronic report to provide the information.
Creating such a list would require research by the custodian, which is
not required under OPRA. See MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage
Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 546, 549 (App. Div. 2005) (“OPRA simply
operates to make identifiable government records readily accessible for
inspection, copying, or examination.”); Lagerkvist v. Office of Governor
of State, 443 N.J. Super. 230, 237 (App. Div. 2015) (“OPRA does not
convert a custodian into a researcher.”).
However, in an effort to provide the information you seek, the Township
has attached records believed to be responsive to your request that it
does maintain.
There are no other records responsive to your OPRA Request. This request
is now deemed complete and closed.
Regards,
Suzanne V. Walsh
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of Denville
1 St. Mary’s Place
Denville, NJ 07834
Ph; (973)625-8300 Ext. 231
Fax: (973) 627-2709