Request for Open Code Violations – 06/01/2025 to 09/01/2025 – Property Maintenance, Structural, Grass, Weeds, Lead Hazards (Excel Format)
Dear Rockaway 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-6(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:
Active Code Violation List Request for 06/01/2025to 09/01/2025. I kindly request a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time period, specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues, and weeds, tall grass, water shutoffs, Mold/Mildew. Please include descriptions of the violations, property addresses, and violation dates, homeowner's name. I also prefer for the document to be sent here in OPRA, not in my email (sometimes it does not appear in my inbox).
Please provide these requests in excel or google sheets format, documents must be in format requested per OPRA
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,
Armando Aguilon
The Borough of Rockaway received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request seeking access to the following records:
"Active Code Violation List Request for 06/01/2025to 09/01/2025. I kindly
request a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not
include closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time
period, specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues,
and weeds, tall grass, water shutoffs, Mold/Mildew. Please include
descriptions of the violations, property addresses, and violation dates,
homeowner's name."
Your request requires time beyond the seven (7) business days to fulfill
due as records must be pulled from storage. OPRA allows custodians to
seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i.
Specifically, OPRA states that, "the requester shall be advised by the
custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not
made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied."
Your request requires a further extension of time until September 22,
2025.
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 Rockaway 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 [1][email address], or
at their web site at [2]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.
Thank you,
Kimberly Cuspilich, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Rockaway
1 East Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-627-2000 x226
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2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
Good afternoon,
Your OPRA request for Active Code Violation List Request for 06/01/2025to
09/01/2025 has been completed.
All records responsive to your request are attached to this email.
All Complaint Submitted Names, Addresses and Phone Numbers have been
redacted.
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Warm regards,
Alice Cassara
Clerk/Typist
Borough of Rockaway
1 East Main Street
Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
973-627-2000 ext. 227