Editor’s Note: Sunshine Request makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.
Editor’s Note 04/11/23: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”. As written, it is unclear what specific public records the sender would like to receive. It’s the requester’s responsibility to write the request in a manner that clearly specifies an exact record that is being requested, rather than any “possible” or “potential” info that could be searched. Please remember that the larger your request, the more time it usually takes to fulfill. Specificity will often help reduce the amount of time needed to process the request.
We’d also like to mention that numerous requests related to “Short Term Rental”, or “homestay” (to name a few) have already been fulfilled by the City of Asheville. If, after reviewing the following links or searching the City’s Next Request portal, you are still unable to obtain the records you’d like to receive – then please revise and submit a new request to our website. Please clearly indicate a specific date range and any other specific details, subject matter, message, keywords, etc. about the exact public records that are being requested.
– Completed November 2021
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/21-104– Completed February 2022
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/22-90
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/22-63– Completed March 2022
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/22-124– Completed April 2022
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/22-207
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/22-191– Completed May 2022
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/22-222– Sent and Completed on June 15, 2022
“Please provide all “current” Homestay permits as of the present day (date the query is performed).”
https://www.sunshinerequest.com/records_request/june-2022-request-for-city-of-asheville-nc-government-all-current-homestay-permits-as-of-the-present-day/https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/22-314
Additionally – Please note. Sunshine Request will not fulfill requests for “public safety” type information specific to a single individual, address, incident or name. This includes things like police reports, calls for service, complaints / incident reports / citations, criminal / arrest type records, or camera footage. And, this policy extends to things like “… enforcement actions for individuals or individual addresses”. Due to the personal nature of this type of info, we recommend that the sender reaches out directly to the appropriate entities for assistance with the request.
However, we will on a case by case basis fulfill “public safety” type requests (or other similar requests) that focus on system-level trends and data. For example – “… the overall total number of actions in certain areas.”
Sunshine Request will not fulfill the following types of requests:
☀️ Requests for public safety information specific to a single individual, address, incident or name.
This includes police reports, calls for service, complaints / incident reports / citations, criminal / arrest type records, or camera footage. We will, on a case by case basis, fulfill public safety related requests that focus on system-level trends and data.
Due to the personal nature of this type of information, we recommend that the sender reach out directly to the appropriate entity for assistance with the request.
☀️ Requests that are incomplete, non-specific, or vague.
While we do proofread requests we receive for general spelling and clarity, we may choose not to fulfill the request if it is incomplete, or it is unclear what specific information the requester hopes to receive. In this case, the sender may rewrite and resubmit the request.
It’s the requester’s responsibility to write the request in a manner that clearly specifies a record that is being requested, and to what government entity it should be sent.
☀️ Please be specific:
It is important that what you are requesting is specific and reasonable, and is an actionable records request. Please specify the exact type of records you’d like to receive, rather than any “possible” or “potential” info that could be searched. Remember that the larger your request, the more time it usually takes to fulfill. Specificity will often help reduce the amount of time needed to process the request.
It is important that a request has a clearly written and complete Subject and Message, and also specifies the Government Entity (or entities), City and/or County, and State to which the request should be sent. If applicable, please also include any responsive timelines for the info that should be requested.
While we do proofread requests we receive for general spelling and clarity, we may choose not to fulfill the request if it is incomplete, or it is unclear what specific info the requester hopes to receive, or if it violates our policies.
Before submitting a request, please take a moment to review our tips for How to write and make a successful request. If you have additional questions about our site or how to make requests, please check out our FAQs or Policies page.
☀️ Please note that we cannot pay any fees / associated costs related to any of the requests on our site. If it is not possible for a Government Agency to process our request without incurring fees, then it is the responsibility of that Agency to let us know what the potential costs may be — at which point we will ask that they cease processing the request. We will mark the request as “Completed” on our site, and the sender can contact the Government Agency directly, should they wish to further pursue a request.
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