Request for Vacant/Abandoned, Delinquent and Various Other Properties
Dear Medford Lakes 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:
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.
Best Regards – J. Womack
Dear Medford Lakes Borough,
We recently made an OPRA request and have not yet received a response. We appreciate your consideration of the request, and look forward to hearing from you.
Please stay safe.
Best Regards,
J. Womack
1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties (Property Class 2) See below
ABANDONED/VACANT RESIDENTIAL
121 NOKOMIS TRAIL
31 SHAWNEE TRAIL
138 NAVAJO TRAIL
138 APACHE TRAIL
76 CHICKASAW TRAIL
2) All condemned properties NONE
3) All residential properties with delinquent taxes SEE ATTACHED
4) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens notice has been filed or that are currently in probate SEE ATTACHED
5) All properties that are absentee-owned PLEASE CLARIFY (i.e. rentals?)
6) All properties with delinquent water and sewer which date back up to 1 year, including amounts owed SEE ATTACHED
7) All properties currently listed with water shut-off notice NONE
8) All properties with code violations, including the type of violation See below
OPEN CODE VIOLATIONS
265 SHINGOWACK TRAIL - Bamboo on neighbor's property
138 APACHE TRAIL - No rental registration
101 ONONDAGO TRAIL - driveway w/o permit
139 MEESHAWAY TRAIL - recreational vehicle illegally parked
183 COMMANCHE TRAIL - shed, no permit
9) All properties with notices of abatement PLEASE CLARIFY
Mark J. McIntosh, RMC
Deputy Manager/Borough Clerk
Medford Lakes, NJ
(609) 654-8898, Ext. 118
[email address]
Dear Mr. Mark McIntosh,
First, thank you for the information you shared. Regarding your questions, I have added clarification below:
5) All properties that are absentee-owned PLEASE CLARIFY (i.e. rentals?) - yes, here we are referring to rentals
9) All properties with notices of abatement PLEASE CLARIFY - any properties with closed violations during the past 24 months
Again, we appreciate your assistance with us acessing this information.
Yours sincerely,
J. Womack