Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The FOI Request Letter

Now that I have what I'm looking for, I can go about filling out my request letter to be sent to the Tarrant County Clerk.

Below is a copy of my letter, thanks to plenty of online models to tailor specifically to your request. The letter is pretty straightforward and I shouldn't have any problem getting the documents that I requested. It will be a maximum of ten days until I hear from someone, but I expect to hear in the next two days since I sent the request on Saturday. Stay tuned for the results!



13 December 2014

Tarrant County Clerk
Attn: Room B30
100 Weatherford Street
Fort Worth, Texas  76196-0401


Dear Public Official or Agency:
Under the Texas Public Information Act, §6252-17a et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of the following public records:

Property tax records of houses between the address 6300 Stockton Drive and 6400 Stockton Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76132 over the past five years.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a TCU student searching for these records for class. I understand that if I seek a copy of this record, there may be a copying fee. Please inform me of that cost prior to making the copy. I can be reached at 615-519-5299.

The Texas Public Information Act requires that you "promptly produce" the requested records unless, within 10 days, you have sought an Attorney General's Opinion.  If you expect a significant delay in responding to this request, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

If you choose to deny the request, then you are required to respond in writing and state the statutory exception authorizing the withholding of all or part of the public record and the name and title or position of the person responsible for the denial.

If there is a problem with my request, please contact me via telephone.

Thank you for your assistance on this matter.

Respectfully,

Tanner Giles
Fort Worth, TX, 76116
615-519-5299


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