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At our new home we have a cluster mailbox a few houses down on the other street side of our home. We did not get a key for it.
What is the best and cheapest way to get a key for the cluster mailbox?
Who had the same situation and can advise? Thanks!
If this is a rental home then your LL should be providing you a key. If the LL doesn't have a key then they need to get the box open somehow and pay to replace the lock and provide you with keys IF they never supplied you one. If you were supplied a key and then lost it/them then the lock replacement is your responsibility. I have no idea how you will get your mailbox open to get the lock out to purchase another lock and key(s). The PO does not have nor do they supply individual mailbox keys. They only have their one master key that opens the whole banked unit.
If it is your own home then all you can do is continue to try contacting the PO to ask them how to get the box open so you can take the old lock out and purchase a new lock and key. You were not real clear on what is happening when you do try to contact the PO. (not answering? don't return messages? What?) Again, the PO does not have individual keys for the banks of mailboxes. They only have the master key to open the full set of mailboxes. I doubt they are responsible for replacing anyone's individual box locks.
Postal Stations, or "cluster mailboxes" are a new requirement from the USPS. It saves on fuel expense- instead of the 1 mailbox, 100ft, another mailbox, etc.
The stations will be part of the subdivision- the HOA should have information as to who installed and where to get keys, do repairs.
The USPS has no "keys" or other responsibility.
Funny, but we have two houses with cluster box delivery. In both instances we had to go through the post office to get a key. Both times we got two keys at no charge.
Actually the builder hasn't installed the cluster boxes at all! None of the owners have mailboxes yet. All of us are having to travel to our nearest PO to pick up our mail! It's so irrataing and I want to know what our rights are! Because right now, we're feeling like we do t have any!
Yes you do have rights. You have the right to pick up your mail at your local post office. That's what we had to do with our last house. New subdivision and it took about a year for cluster boxes to finally be installed. It sucked, but that's life.
Funny, but we have two houses with cluster box delivery. In both instances we had to go through the post office to get a key. Both times we got two keys at no charge.
Are those homes in HOA neighborhoods? In most HOA neighborhoods it is the HOA, not the USPS, that owns the cluster boxes.
My HOA owns the box but you have to arrange to meet the postal person who will open the box so you can put your own lock on it. This is for a SFH not a condo.
Are those homes in HOA neighborhoods? In most HOA neighborhoods it is the HOA, not the USPS, that owns the cluster boxes.
Both homes are in an HOA. We still had to go through the post office for keys. Same for our last house...HOA house, got keys from post office.
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