Buying a home in New Jersey? Get $100 OFF your home inspection with Smart Choice Inspections!Available on home inspection packages of $400 or more. Claim your credit with your name and email at <a href="https://callsmartchoice.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">callsmartchoice.com</a>.Before you book, try our free Smart Start tool. Enter the property address to explore available permits, flood zones, radon potential, fire history, home age, and more. See which inspection services may make sense for that particular home, including radon testing, sewer scope, termite inspection, and lead screening.Learn about the house first. Choose the inspections that fit. And save $100 when you make a Smart Choice.One per household/property. Cannot be combined with other offers. No cash value.

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An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property &mdash; building permits, flood zones, fire history, property taxes, and more &mdash; by typing in an address.
The site, <a href="https://oprasearch.app/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Permit &amp; Parcel</a>, covers all 564 New Jersey municipalities and brings together records from official sources, including state and county databases, FEMA flood maps, and the towns&rsquo; own municipal codes. No account or email is required, and there&rsquo;s no cost.
&ldquo;I kept watching buyers fall in love with a house before anyone checked the paper trail &mdash; the open permits, the flood zone, what the town actually requires when a home changes hands,&rdquo; said Leo Betancor, a Certified Master Inspector based in Cedar Grove and the founder of the site. &ldquo;All of that is public record. It just wasn&rsquo;t in one place anyone could actually use.&rdquo;
Alongside the main lookup, the site includes free single-purpose tools: a <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/lead-safe/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">lead-safe inspection lookup</a> showing which of the two state-required inspection methods each town uses under New Jersey&rsquo;s lead paint law, a searchable <a href="https://oprasearch.app/lead-contractors/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">directory of DCA-certified lead evaluation and abatement contractors</a> sorted by distance, a <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/fire/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">fire-incident map</a> built from more than 40 years of state fire records, and a <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/radon/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">radon map</a> covering every municipality.
Homeowners can also <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/tax/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">look up property taxes and assessments</a>, <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/hvac-age/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">check the age of a furnace, air conditioner or water heater</a> using its serial number, and <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/co/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">find their town&rsquo;s certificate-of-occupancy requirements</a> before selling or renting a home.
A companion site, <a href="https://njflood.zone/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">njflood.zone</a>, gives instant FEMA flood-zone answers for any New Jersey address &mdash; built after the federal government shutdown left FEMA&rsquo;s own map site unreliable &mdash; running on the site&rsquo;s own servers with the complete flood map data for the state loaded locally.As an added benefit for homebuyers, Permit &amp; Parcel users can receive $100 off a qualifying home inspection with Smart Choice Inspections, Betancor&rsquo;s North Jersey home inspection company.
The project was recently featured in <a href="https://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-hanover-slash-florham-park/columns/at-home-with-holly/articles/deep-dive-conversations-what-the-house-won-t-tell-you" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TAPinto</a>&rsquo;s &ldquo;At Home with Holly&rdquo; column. Both sites are free at <a href="https://oprasearch.app/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">oprasearch.app</a> and <a href="https://njflood.zone/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">njflood.zone</a>.

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Do you have old sports gear lying around in your closet?
We are Bryan &amp; Lucas, Millburn residents and members of GiftYourGear(<a href="https://www.giftyourgear.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">giftyourgear.org/</a>). We&rsquo;re hosting a sports gear drive at the Millburn Library to help make sure every local athlete has the equipment they need to play this season!
Where to Drop Off: Look for the labeled collection bins at the entrance
Location: Millburn Library(200 Glen Ave, Millburn)
Dates: Sep 14-27(Millburn Library Hours Only)
Accepted Items (Gently Used or New):
<ul><li>Athletic shirts, jerseys, shorts, and pants</li><li>Sports shoes and cleats</li><li>Balls (soccer, basketball, football, etc.)</li><li>Baseball and tennis equipment</li></ul>
GiftYourGear is a youth-led 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit organization that redistributes gently used sports gear to communities across New Jersey.
Our Impact So Far:
<ul><li>1,000+ items collected &amp; donated</li><li>$58,000+ in equipment value provided to athletes</li><li>5 Key Donation Partners: Oasis, Ironbound Community Corporation, Wynona's House, UrbanPromise, &amp; Camden Community Partnership</li><li>Featured on: News12 &amp; recognized by State Senator Kristin Corrado</li></ul>

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