Property Records
Dear Somerville Borough,
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, and thank you for your consideration of the following matter.
Public records requested:
1. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are marked as vacant and/or abandoned
2. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are marked as condemned
3. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that have had a notice of abatement issued, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day
4. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are fire damaged, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day
5. Addresses of all residential properties with delinquent property taxes, specifically for the past 2 quarters
6. Addresses of all residential properties with delinquent water and sewer bills, specifically for the past 2 quarters
7. Addresses of all residential properties with an active municipal owned lien
8. Addresses of all residential properties that have had a code enforcement compliant opened for high grass and/or junk/debris, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day
9. Addresses of all residential properties that have had a landlord file for eviction, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day
10. Addresses of all residential properties for which a Lis Pendens Notice has been filed, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day
You may redact all confidential and personal information under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, but I am requesting the addressees of such properties. I am requesting the above public records in electronic form, preferably in Excel format.
Yours faithfully,
Omar
Dear Somerville Borough,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Somerville Borough's handling of my OPRA request 'Property Records'.
The OPRA law states that “a custodian of a government record shall grant access to a government record or deny a request for access to a government record as soon as possible, but not later than seven business days after receiving the request”. N.J.S.A 47:1A-5
Please acknowledge receipt of this message. Thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Omar
All requests are handled the same way. In most cases the OPRA's come through our seamless doc system on our website https://somervillenj.seamlessdocs.com/f/... but despite how they are received the same action s take place. The request is reviewed by me (or by Zina) and the OPRA's are sent to each department that would possibly have the requested document. The Department Head reviews it, and the Department Head responds directly to the requestor with the document. The requestor is provided the information as soon as that specific department has attained it. I hope this explains the process for your request as well as others.
Kevin
Please see attached.
1. we do not keep a list
2. Condemned and Fire damage on same list
3> I would require specific addresses, I do not maintain a lost.
4. Fire damage attached.
5. Attached
6. Attached
7.Will forward in separate email.
8. Do not have a lost. If you provide specific address we can look up.
9. The County would likely maintain we do not have eviction notices.
10 attached.
!. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are marked as vacant and/or abandoned 2. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are marked as condemned 3. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that have had a notice of abatement issued, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day 4. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are fire damaged, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day 5. Addresses of all residential properties with delinquent property taxes, specifically for the past 2 quarters 6. Addresses of all residential properties with delinquent water and sewer bills, specifically for the past 2 quarters 7. Addresses of all residential properties with an active municipal owned lien 8. Addresses of all residential properties that have had a code enforcement compliant opened for high grass and/or junk/debris, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day 9. Addresses of all residential properties that have had a landlord file for eviction, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day 10. Addresses of all residential properties for which a Lis Pendens Notice has been filed, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day