The full list of properties with code violations from the past 6 months
Dear Bloomfield 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-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:
Hello, my name is Lucia, and I am an exchange student from Rutgers University. I am currently working on a research project and I have to gather information on code violations within the township (whatever city your are calling about) . I would like to submit and OPRA request to get a list of properties with code violations from the past 6 months in Bloomfield Township.
The specific violations I'm interested in include high grass, junk or trash at the property, health and safety concerns, and any other relevant information pertaining to code violations
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,
Lucía
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request. This response to your request is being provided to you on
September 26, 2025
From the Township Police Departments: See attached.
This is being transmitted to you via email, as per your request. If your
request for access to a government record has been denied or unfulfilled
within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to
challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at [1][email address], or at
their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other
questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in the
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Andrea Schneider
Confidential Secretary
Township of Bloomfield
1 Municipal Plaza – Room 214
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Office: 973-680-4014
Fax: 973-680-0048
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2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc