I live in a townhouse where there are 2 units- a separate upper and lower unit. The mailman will only deliver to the upper part of the house even though my mail is addressed to my (separate) address. My mailbox is about 5 feet away and the upper neighbor has a mail slot in their door and so my mail always gets delivered to them. The not-so-nice mailman told me that the law says he only has to deliver to one location per building. Is this true? Has anyone had this happen to them? I plan on going to the post office and/or calling but I want to know if there is any truth to what he is saying.
2007-12-26 15:09:56 · 5 answers · asked by Epac 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The landlord does have a certificate of occupancy for 2 seperate apartments and my address is registered with city hall.
2007-12-26 16:59:46 · update #1
He may be lazy or he may be correct.
It depends if the townhouse is registered as a townhouse with two different addresses at city hall. Just because someone slaps a number on a mailbox doesn't make it a legal address.
Just go, not call, to the post office ask to speak to a supervisor and you'll get it worked out.
2007-12-26 16:27:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of houses with 2 families living in them that each has their own mailbox(either a doorslot or a box on the house by each door) and the mailman has to deliever to both boxes.
Try contacting the Postmaster General. On the USPS.com website there should be a number to call for help or something there. Your local office will probably just side with the mailman. When you contact the main office, have all your information handy so you can explain everything as clearly as possible.
2007-12-26 15:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by Tammy_Suto 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complain to his supervisor. If there are two boxes he is to deliver the appropriate mail to both, not dump it all in one slot for his own convenience. I was a mailman for 9 years, and I delivered to subdivided houses that had SEVERAL boxes, and I did my best to get it all in the right place-- even though the slobs often did not put their name(s) on the mailbox! THen there were houses that had a slot in the front, a slot on the side, even one in back! But I did my best. So should he!
2007-12-26 15:15:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I used to be a Mail Carrier. I routinely delivered mail to different apartments, to different boxes for a duplex, and to different units within the same house. For example, they might be called 120 Smith Road and 120 1/2 Smith Road, or 120A Smith Road and 120B Smith Road, or 120 Smith Road and 120A Smith Road, or 120 Smith Road #1 and 120 Smith Road #2.
I suggest you go to the Post Office and ask to speak to the Supervisor of Carriers. This will be your mailman's boss. Perhaps you can get the situation resolved this way, especially if you are polite about it.
2007-12-26 15:29:59 · answer #4 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"The not-so-nice mailman told me that the law says he only has to deliver to one location per building. Is this true?"
Of course not. He's a typical lazy government employee.
If you have a separate address he's actually breaking the law by delivering your mail to your neighbor.
Don't bother going to the Post Office - even the supervisors there are just more knuckle-dragging "jobsworths".
Contact the US Postal Police. They exist to enforce the postal laws, and will get something done about this.
Richard
2007-12-26 15:14:12 · answer #5 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋