Can you still get mail if your mailbox is broken?

Can you still get mail if your mailbox is broken?

All damaged and destroyed mailboxes must be replaced by the property owner, or mail delivery will not continue. If your mailbox has been damaged to the point where delivery is not possible, you can contact your local USPS office to make arrangements for holding your mail at the post office until the repairs are made.

What happens to mail when mailbox is broken?

If the box is owned and maintained by the US Postal Service and is damaged/broken then contact your local Post Office. If the LPO does not service the mailbox, this means the property owner or manager is responsible for the maintenance.

How do you fix a broken mailbox post?

1. Inspect the old post.
2. Buy a new mailbox post.
3. Treat wooden posts to prevent rot and termites.
4. Dig your new hole or, if you removed the old post, make the old hole bigger.
5. Place a layer of gravel at the bottom of your new hole to keep water draining away from your post.

Can a landlord look through a tenant’s mailbox?

A landlord may not interfere with the delivery of a tenant’s mail, nor are they allowed to look through a tenant’s mailbox. According to Section 1702 of the U.S. Code, it is illegal for anyone to tamper with someone else’s mail.

What to do if your apartment mail box is broken?

We contacted the US Postal Service, where a spokesman told us they will be contacting the landlord, and will try to have the box repaired in the next week. Meantime, if you a have a problem with your group mailbox, let your landlord or HOA know group mailboxes are really their responsibility, so you don’t waste your money.

Why is my mailbox not working in my apartment?

“It has not worked for a minimum of 5 to 6 months,” she said. The problem is mail carriers are not allowed to drop a big stack of mail outside an apartment building, because checks and other important mail could be stolen. So unless there is a tenant to buzz him in, he cannot leave the mail that day.

What to do if the lock on your mailbox won’t work?

Go in person to the post office for your address. It’s possible the apartment conplex owns, and is responsible for, your mailbox. The postal clerk will let you know. If it’s a USPS mailbox and your key no longer works, you can get a new lock & keys installed free of charge.

Can a landlord repair a broken mail box?

It states the Post Service may repair a broken box “at its discretion,” but says it is ultimately the landlord or HOA that owns the box and bears full responsibility.

Do you have to have a landlord to secure your mailbox?

Mail United States Postal Service (USPS) regulations require mailboxes in buildings containing three or more apartments to be secured by the landlords unless the landlord has arranged in advance to distribute the mail to each apartment. Landlords must keep the mailboxes in good repair.

“It has not worked for a minimum of 5 to 6 months,” she said. The problem is mail carriers are not allowed to drop a big stack of mail outside an apartment building, because checks and other important mail could be stolen. So unless there is a tenant to buzz him in, he cannot leave the mail that day.

Where is the apartment building with the broken mailbox?

Some tenants of an apartment building in Cincinnati’s Westwood neighborhood are pulling their hair out, trying to get their mailbox repaired. As the mail carrier makes his rounds each day, tenants in the apartment building on Glenmore Avenue can only guess if they will receive any mail.