Property Records Data Request
Dear Scotch Plains Township,
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:
Records requested:
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property.
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens
- A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 6 months.
Fire Damage List
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Benga Adegbite
The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on April 27, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is May 6, 2026.
Thank you.
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]
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Good Morning-
Attached please find an OPRA request received for fullfillment by your department. Please have all responsive documents back to my office no later than May 4, 2026.
Additionally, if you require additional time to compile the documents, please let us know as soon as possible so an extension can be taken within the permitted timeline.
Thank you
OPRA compliance – Clerk’s office
The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on April 27, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is May 6, 2026. This response to your request is being provided to you on the business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Request: Property records data request - tax delinquent, water shut off/utility liens, fire damage list, code violation, vacant list
Response: Included in attached pdf entitled “OPRA - Adegbite - Property records data request” please find all documents provided as responsive to your request.
END OF REQUESTED ITEMS
By this letter of response, the Township of Scotch Plains will consider your OPRA request dated May 6, 2026, complete unless otherwise informed.
If you have any questions, please contact the Building Department at 908-322-6700 ext. 309 or 310.
Thank you.
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the Township of Scotch Plains. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error
The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on April 28, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is May 7, 2026. This response to your request is being provided to you on the business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Request: open/closed permits, property tax card, survey
Response: Included in attached pdf entitled “OPRA - Adegbite - 339 Cedar Grove Terr” please find all documents provided as responsive to your request.
END OF REQUESTED ITEMS
By this letter of response, the Township of Scotch Plains will consider your OPRA request dated April 28, 2026, complete unless otherwise informed.
If you have any questions, please contact the Building Department at 908-322-6700 ext. 309 or 310.
Thank you.
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the Township of Scotch Plains. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error