Request for property records that include water shutoff, tax delinquency, and vacant/abandoned properties.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Belleville Township should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Belleville 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:
Water Shutoff/Utility Liens
-All properties that currently have delinquent water accounts.
-All properties that have had water shut off or disconnected due to non-payment within the last 12 months.
-Tax Delinquent Properties:
A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill in the past 12 months.
Vacant/Abandoned Properties:
-A list of all properties that the city deems 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,
Lucas Inacio
973-865-0197