I called the police yesterday and they already knew about a dead cat in the road just past Equinox going toward 24. Whoever came must have dumped him on the side of the road by a stump because the cat is there today. Animal control needs to bring it to the pound to see if it has a chip. Large grey kitty. Please keep your animals inside for their safety.

Union County

Jamie Gatlin

New York City Metropolitan Area

Summit

New Jersey

Grey cat on River Rd.

I called the police yesterday and they already knew about a dead cat in the road just past Equinox going toward 24. Whoever came must have dumped...

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, oil tanks and contamination sites, 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. Since launching this spring it has handled more than 18,000 searches from every county in the state.
&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;
&ldquo;And it isn&rsquo;t only for buyers,&rdquo; Betancor added. &ldquo;With rates where they are, a lot of people are staying put. The house you already own has a paper trail too &mdash; an old oil tank, a flood zone change, a lead service line &mdash; and most owners have never seen it.&rdquo;
Alongside the main lookup, the site includes free single-purpose tools: a <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/contamination/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">contamination and tank lookup</a> showing known spill sites and registered tanks near any address, a <a href="https://oprasearch.app/tools/lead-pipes/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">lead water pipe check</a>, 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.
Permit &amp; Parcel carries no advertising and is funded entirely by Smart Choice Inspections, Betancor&rsquo;s Cedar Grove home inspection company. Readers who find the site useful and need an inspection can claim <a href="https://callsmartchoice.com/patch" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">$100 off a qualifying home inspection</a>, or learn more on <a href="https://callsmartchoice.com/leobetancor/?gift=credit100&amp;campaign=patch" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Betancor&rsquo;s page</a>.
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>. 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>.

Essex County

Eric Kiefer

Montclair

Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property...

An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits...

Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town

* Beware : those Downsizing : went to an Excellent talk on Senior Scams &amp; was told to Continue sharing the Bad experience I had with Summit Antiques- did Not realize I should have been given an Honest Appraisal- Unethical Calculating Behavior- left with Very Disappointing Results with No communication from dealer or President- be Very Careful who you let into Your Home- have a friend besides you for Support *&nbsp;

* Reminder * Seniors Please Read * 

* Beware : those Downsizing : went to an Excellent talk on Senior Scams & was told to Continue sharing the Bad experience I had with Summit...

Nearby Communities

State Edition

National Edition

More Classifieds

Summit, NJ|Local Classified|Other|Oct 28

Grey cat on River Rd.

Montclair, NJ|Local Classified|Announcement|Oct 25

Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town

Summit, NJ|Local Classified|Announcement|Oct 29

* Reminder * Seniors Please Read *

Studio Tour SOMA 2026 Art Exhibition and Sale

Discover Masterworks with the Maestro: Pictures at an Exhibition

StudioTour SOMA 2026 Art Exhibition and Sale

Studio Tour SOMA 2026

33rd Annual Oak Knoll Royal Boutique

33rd Annual Oak Knoll Royal Boutique

Swing into Winter with the Bottle Hill Big Band

33rd Annual Oak Knoll Royal Boutique

The Bagelry

Aaron Zuckerman Private Math Tutor

Jersey Sports Finder

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark ReStore

WalkWell Shoes

Cornerstone School of Summit

Coviello's Outdoor Living

Insurcomm Restoration

PSE&G

The Pool Boss

24 HOUR Home Care NJ

24 HOUR Home Care NJ

Aquinas Healthcare