Oven not working? Get it fixed before Thanksgiving! Bi-State Appliance Service (New Milford NJ) is taking 20% off your diagnostic through 11/26/26. Call or text 201-835-9187 or book online: <a href="https://bistateapplianceservice.com/book" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bistateapplianceservice.com/book</a>

Bergen County

Jamie Gatlin

New York City Metropolitan Area

Teaneck

New Jersey

Oven not working? 20% off your diagnostic...

Oven not working? Get it fixed before Thanksgiving! Bi-State Appliance Service (New Milford NJ) is taking 20% off your diagnostic through 11/26/26....

Oven not working? 20% off your diagnostic before Thanksgiving

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

Dear Teaneck Neighbors,Our beloved community member, Ari, is fighting for her life right now, and her family urgently needs our help. Ari is a devoted mother of three, a caregiver to her elderly parents, and a woman with a deep heart for the Lord. She is known by many as fun-loving, kind, and incredibly gentle. Ari successfully beat breast cancer once before, but it has returned and she is now suffering from severe additional health complications, including a brutal battle with lupus. She has been intubated in the ICU for a month now. While she fights for her breath, her family is fighting to keep their home and survive. The financial and emotional toll on the household has reached a breaking point:
<ul><li>Housing Crisis: They are currently $30,000 behind on their mortgage and facing the loss of their home.</li><li>Utility Crisis: The electric bill has mounted to $5,000.</li><li>Medical Needs: Ari requires critical medications that are not covered by health insurance.</li><li>Childhood Illnesses: Her children are also facing medical battles&mdash;both of her sons have heart murmurs (one also suffers from arrhythmia), and her daughter is severely asthmatic.</li><li>Immediate Food &amp; Essentials: Right now, the refrigerator is nearly empty, holding only a half-gallon of milk and a few cans of tuna.&nbsp;&nbsp;The family is also in need of basic essentials.</li></ul>
Ari has spent her life caring for her children and her elderly parents. Now, she needs her community to carry her. We are urgently asking for donations to help cover the mortgage, utilities, life-saving medication, and basic food and clothing for the kids. Please consider donating to the GoFundMe link below, or sharing this post with your local networks, church groups, and friends. Every single dollar brings this family closer to safety.<a href="https://gofund.me/e2fde5326" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gofund.me/e2fde5326</a>Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers, your kindness, and your generosity.

Urgent: Help Teaneck Mother of 3 & Cancer...

Dear Teaneck Neighbors,Our beloved community member, Ari, is fighting for her life right now, and her family urgently needs our help. Ari is a...

Urgent: Help Teaneck Mother of 3 & Cancer Survivor Ari Fight for Her Life and Home

Englewood-Englewood Cliffs

New Milford

Fort Lee

Hasbrouck Heights

River Dell

Paramus

New York City

New York County

Miranda Levingston

Washington Heights-Inwood

New York

Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook

Harlem

Hudson County

Carly Baldwin

Secaucus

Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

A MUSICAL MOSAIC: FOLK, CLASSICAL… AND ALL THAT JAZZ! Works by Bartok, Boulanger, Ellington, Teleman

Nearby Communities

State Edition

National Edition

More Classifieds

Teaneck, NJ|Local Classified|Announcement|Nov 3

Oven not working? 20% off your diagnostic before Thanksgiving

Montclair, NJ|Local Classified|Announcement|14h

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

Teaneck, NJ|Local Classified|Announcement|Oct 28

Urgent: Help Teaneck Mother of 3 & Cancer Survivor Ari Fight for Her Life and Home

Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

A MUSICAL MOSAIC: FOLK, CLASSICAL… AND ALL THAT JAZZ! Works by Bartok, Boulanger, Ellington, Teleman

Mathis House Victorian Tea Room Holiday Events

Marlen Elite Dental Wellness

Muller Insurance

Yeshiva Academy of Bergen County

Bergen County Rowing Academy

Insurcomm Restoration

PSE&G