The price of a replacement key can vary by community costing a renter on average between 100 and 400.
New mailbox key apartment.
So i recently moved into an apartment complex where my mailbox is outside.
Commercial mailboxes for u s p s.
The steps of getting a new mailbox community key go as follows.
No mailbox it s standard practice to provide a tenant with a mailbox on a residential property and the us code title 18 states that it is a misdemeanor or felony to obstruct or delay the delivery of mail.
Usually the mailbox company would send a notice card on when the key is made and ready to be used.
You ll receive a notice card when your keys are ready.
Tips for postal customers with centralized mailboxes.
If they can t get you a new one you ll have to go to your local post office for a new mailbox key.
If you rent an apartment townhouse condominium or home in a complex with a centralized mailbox system and lost your key ask the on site manager or superintendent for a replacement.
He s currently lost the key and doesn t care about looking for it because he never checks the mail.
Delivery include cluster box units cbu s horizontal mailboxes vertical mailboxes and a variety of additional products.
Many postal service customers have centrally located or cluster mailboxes that all residents of their apartment townhouse condominium or housing complex use using these handy tips and tags will help the postal service to provide you with accurate and uninterrupted mail delivery service.
If you ve just moved to a new residence where you ll receive mail at a community mailbox complete the online form to request new keys.
When i moved in there was only one mailbox key and my roommate had the key for that.
If you had a key lost stolen or damaged you might have to pay to replace it per your lease.
The landlord may also require the tenant to pay the fee that the usps charges for a new mailbox key.
I m in college and have my mail from home forwarded here.
You can either put the request in writing or ask in person depending on the community s policies.
An apartment or condo mailbox lock is made to secure a small mailbox door.
Unless you rent and have a maintenance person on the grounds or you have a contract for maintenance with your condo association you will be responsible for replacing your mailbox lock if it becomes jammed or breaks if you lose the key or if it becomes nonfunctional in some other way.