Can I report my mailman?

Question

Do I have grounds for a legitimate complaint? And how do I go about it if I do?

I don't know why and I had no prior knowledge of my mailman's intentions. It upsets me that he took a permanent marker and marked his ugly penmanship on my mailbox! He put our house number on big and sloppy. I have a nice mail box and it sits on a wooden post that HAS metal decal numbers of my address!!!!

Can I report him for writing on my mailbox he wrote on the inside and outside! I see it as vandalism and damage. I hate pulling up my hill seeing his ugly writing on it and it kills me to think I'm gonna have to paint the dang thing.

Answer 1

where does he get the nerve? of course you have grounds for a legitimate complaint. if it wer me i would confront him and tell him he will pay me for supplies and time it takes to repaint it. yes i would still report him. after all he might keep doing it if his boss dont know hes doing this sort of thing.

Answer 2

I suggest using a xylene based chemical cleaner/solvent to remove the unsightly marking. If you cannot remove the marks, then visit the local Post Office and speak to the manager. The mailbox becomes the property of the USPS when you place it such a way as to receive mail.

I believe that your postal delivery person should not have marked your box on the outside as long as you have it marked according to postal and local regulations. Usually this requires marking both sides of the post or box, and keeping any shrubbery trimmed so that the numbers stay clearly visible in all weather. As for the markings inside of the box, I keep an index card with the updated information for the occupants of the house. I protect the card by using a clear baseball card case. Unfortunately, our postal route has no permanently assigned carrier. Whoever finishes their regular route first has the honor of delivering our route, so we hardly ever see the same delivery person.

If you cannot easily remove the markings, buy a can of spray paint and paint the box. I paint my mailbox about once per year to keep it looking nice. Like you, I do not want an ugly mailbox.

Good luck!

Will D
Enterprise AL
http://www.notagz.com

Answer 3

On one hand you do have a complaint and on the other you don't. Your mail box or slot actually do not belong to you. You must provide a safe and properly marked, post office approved place for the mail carrier to deliver your mail or you don't get mail delivery. Apparently you did not have your house numbers on your box or they where not of the proper size. He shouldn't have marked it like he did and simply left you a notice of what you needed to do to make your box correct. You cant just put anything out there for them to use and he shouldn't have done what he did. I would find out the proper way to number your box and fix it the right way. Or file a complaint and who knows when you'll get your mail. I wouldn't complain about a doctor I was going to continue to see.

Answer 4

It is only a felony to deface a mailbox if it is DEFACED...I don't think writing a house number on it is defacement but boy would that tee me off if it happened to me! No prior warning that he couldn't read your numbers or anything? Call the local post office, ask to speak to the supervisor, and say you would like to submit a formal complaint against the carrier. Oh, and be sure to take pictures of the mailbox writing for proof. Good luck.

Answer 5

You should definately do something. I would call the post office and ask to speak to a supervisor or someone with authority over the post men and explain the situation to them. If they don't offer to take care of it and speak to the postman, then tell them you are going to report it to the police as vandalism, and follow through.

This way you don't piss off the post office by going straight to police, at least you respected them by talking to them first, and whatever you have to do, the problem will get solved.

It would make me angry to see that every day too!

Answer 6

Call the post master at the local post office, or better yet, at the station from where he is dispatched. Complain about the grafetti and ask for compensation for damage. He is obligated to take care of this problem. If however, he fails to comply, take it up the ladder to the postal inspectors office.

I will guarantee you satisfaction , if you stick with it and don't give up.

Answer 7

i might document the mailman to the USPS, because it somewhat is extortion. If the mailman has an truthful situation with the chew - then he might pick to document the canine, no longer the owner. in case you sister does pay the $500 what's to declare that the mailman won't attempt to extort extra monies.

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Answer 9

The only thing you can get him on is vandalizing the outside. What he wrote on the inside is standard proceedure. i would report him to both the police and the post office he works at. He would lose his job.

Answer 10

I believe he had no right to do that. If he wanted to see the number to make it easier to deliever the mail he should have asked you. If you refused he would then likely have the right to not deliver the mail. He did not however have any business writing on your property.