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RE: OPRA Abandoned/VACANT/Probate- Bergen County

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Dear Lodi Borough,

I appreciate your consideration of the following matter. Under OPRA and the Common Law Right of Access, I am requesting a current list of records for each of the following be delivered via e-mail in EXCEL format:

1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property Class 2)
2) All condemned properties
3) All residential properties with delinquent taxes
4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens notice has been filed or that are currently in probate
5) All properties that are absentee-owned
6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer which date back up to 1 year, including amounts owed
7) All properties currently listed with water shut-off notice
8) All properties with code violations, including the type of violation
9) All properties with notices of abatement

Again, I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your help.

Yours faithfully,

B. Saint-Jean

Lodi Borough

1 Attachment

Borough of Lodi

Open Public Records Act Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2020-01237

Date Submitted: 7/17/2020 9:05:35 AM

 

Dear Ben Saint-Jean,

 

This email is to confirm submission of your request. Please find a copy of
the request attached to this email.

 

The request seeks access to the following:

Dear Lodi Borough,  I appreciate your consideration of the following
matter. Under OPRA and the Common Law Right of Access, I am requesting a
current list of records for each of the following be delivered via e-mail
in EXCEL format:  1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property
Class 2) 2) All condemned properties 3) All residential properties with
delinquent taxes 4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens
notice has been filed or that are currently in probate 5) All properties
that are absentee-owned 6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer
which date back up to 1 year, including amounts owed 7) All properties
currently listed with water shut-off notice 8) All properties with code
violations, including the type of violation 9) All properties with notices
of abatement  Again, I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank
you in advance for your help.  Yours faithfully,  B. Saint-Jean

 

Address:

Block:        Lot:        Qual:

 

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Thank You

 

Borough of Lodi

 

Lodi Borough

Borough of Lodi

Open Public Records Act Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2020-01237

 

Dear Ben Saint-Jean,

 

This email serves as receipt of your request by the official Records
Custodian on 07/17/2020. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 07/28/2020.

 

The request seeks access to the following:

Dear Lodi Borough,  I appreciate your consideration of the following
matter. Under OPRA and the Common Law Right of Access, I am requesting a
current list of records for each of the following be delivered via e-mail
in EXCEL format:  1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property
Class 2) 2) All condemned properties 3) All residential properties with
delinquent taxes 4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens
notice has been filed or that are currently in probate 5) All properties
that are absentee-owned 6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer
which date back up to 1 year, including amounts owed 7) All properties
currently listed with water shut-off notice 8) All properties with code
violations, including the type of violation 9) All properties with notices
of abatement  Again, I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank
you in advance for your help.  Yours faithfully,  B. Saint-Jean

 

Address:

Block:        Lot:        Qual:

 

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Lodi to deny access. At
your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court
of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council
(GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.  You may contact
the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819,
Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site
at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law.  All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

 

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Sincerely,

 

Carole L. D`Amico, RMC

Custodian of Records

 

Lodi Borough

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Borough of Lodi

Open Public Records Act Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2020-01237

 

Dear Ben Saint-Jean,

 

This email is to notify you that your request has been fulfilled. Please
find attached the records requested.

 

The request sought access to the following:

Dear Lodi Borough,  I appreciate your consideration of the following
matter. Under OPRA and the Common Law Right of Access, I am requesting a
current list of records for each of the following be delivered via e-mail
in EXCEL format:  1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property
Class 2) 2) All condemned properties 3) All residential properties with
delinquent taxes 4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens
notice has been filed or that are currently in probate 5) All properties
that are absentee-owned 6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer
which date back up to 1 year, including amounts owed 7) All properties
currently listed with water shut-off notice 8) All properties with code
violations, including the type of violation 9) All properties with notices
of abatement  Again, I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank
you in advance for your help.  Yours faithfully,  B. Saint-Jean

 

Address:

Block:        Lot:        Qual:

 

Your request was responded to by the following:

Department Response
Tax Collector See attached.
Zoning No condemned properties. all other would be other agencies

 

Please mail any payments or correspondence to:

 

Borough of Lodi

1 Memorial Drive

Lodi, NJ 07644

 

This is an automated email, please do not reply as this email is not
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Sincerely,

 

Carole L. D`Amico, RMC

Custodian of Records

 

Lodi Borough

Borough of Lodi

Open Public Records Act Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2020-01237

 

Dear Ben Saint-Jean,

 

Krysten Demarco-Goetz has commented the following on 07/27/2020 regarding
the request:

Borough Clerk`s Office: Answer to question # 4,5,8 & 9  No document on
file in response to this request.

 

PLEASE CLICK REPLY ALL WHEN SENDING FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THIS REQUEST.
PLEASE DISREGARD ANY EMAILS YOU MAY RECIEVE FROM
[email address]. THE BOROUGH OF LODI WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

 

Sincerely,

 

Carole L. D`Amico, RMC

Custodian of Records

 

Lodi Borough

Borough of Lodi

Open Public Records Act Request

 

Reference # OPRA-2020-01237

 

Dear Ben Saint-Jean,

 

Krysten Demarco-Goetz has commented the following on 07/27/2020 regarding
the request:

Borough Clerk`s Office: Please contact the Passaic Valley Water & Sewer
Commission for all delinquent water and sewer charges. www.PVWC.com

 

PLEASE CLICK REPLY ALL WHEN SENDING FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THIS REQUEST.
PLEASE DISREGARD ANY EMAILS YOU MAY RECIEVE FROM
[email address]. THE BOROUGH OF LODI WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

 

Sincerely,

 

Carole L. D`Amico, RMC

Custodian of Records

 

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